13-letter words containing a, v, i, g
- objurgatively — In an objurgative or reproving manner.
- olduvai gorge — a gorge in Tanzania in which is located a site containing Australopithecine and human skeletal and cultural remains.
- originatively — in an originative manner
- over-planning — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- over-standing — overreach (def 13).
- overachieving — Present participle of overachieve.
- overanalyzing — Present participle of overanalyze.
- overbalancing — Present participle of overbalance.
- overbearingly — domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
- overbreathing — hyperventilation
- overdemanding — excessively demanding
- overdiagnosed — Simple past tense and past participle of overdiagnose.
- overdiagnosis — excessive diagnosis of a disease
- overglamorize — to glamorize excessively
- overnight bag — a travel bag large enough to hold personal articles and clothing for an overnight trip.
- overpedalling — the overuse of the piano's pedals
- pacific grove — a city in W California, at S end of Monterey Bay.
- photonegative — pertaining to a substance, as selenium, having a conductivity that decreases upon absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
- pigouvian tax — a tax levied to counter an economic negative externality, for example taxing producers of industrial pollution in order to encourage pollution control
- pivot grammar — a loose grammar said to govern two-word utterances by children
- plural voting — right to vote more than once
- point shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- point-shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
- prerogatively — by way of privilege or prerogative
- primigravidas — a woman pregnant for the first time.
- racing driver — someone who drives a racing car in motor car races
- rally driving — the sport of taking part in motor rallies
- rayleigh wave — a wave along the surface of a solid, elastic body, especially along the surface of the earth.
- re-evaluating — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
- recording van — a van containing sound and image recording equipment, used as a mobile recording studio
- reintegrative — characterized by integration; tending to restore unity
- reinvestigate — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- reinvigorated — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- reinvigorator — something that gives new life and energy (to something)
- revictualling — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- ring-a-lievio — a game played usually between two teams in which the members of one team attempt to find, capture, and imprison the members of the other, who can be freed only by a teammate not yet captured.
- rocking valve — (on a steam engine) a valve mechanism oscillating through an arc to open and close.
- saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
- savings ratio — the ratio of personal savings to disposable income, esp using the difference between national figures for disposable income and consumer spending as a measure of savings
- savings stamp — a stamp which can be bought (for example at a machine in a supermarket), saved, and then redeemed against the cost of goods later (for example at Christmas)
- serving hatch — a small hatch or opening in a kitchen wall used to serve food through to an adjoining room
- shaving brush — a short, cylindrical brush with long, soft, bristles, used in lathering the face before shaving.
- shaving cream — a preparation, as of soap and free fatty acid, that is lathered and applied to the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving.
- shaving horse — a trestle for supporting and steadying a piece of work being shaved.
- shaving stick — a piece of shaving foam moulded into a slender shape and held in a slender container for ease of application to the face when removing hair with a razor
- significative — serving to signify.
- single-valued — (of a function) having the property that each element in the domain has corresponding to it exactly one element in the range.
- slave trading — trafficking in people
- spring valley — a city in SW California, near San Diego.