12-letter words containing g, a, v, o
- a roving eye — If you say that a man has a roving eye, you are criticizing him for continually paying attention to different women.
- above ground — not underground
- advantageous — If something is advantageous to you, it is likely to benefit you.
- adverb group — An adverb group or adverbial group is a group of words based on an adverb, such as 'very slowly' or 'fortunately for us'. An adverb group can also consist simply of an adverb.
- aggravations — Plural form of aggravation.
- antigraviton — (mostly, scifi) The hypothetical antipartner of a graviton.
- assay groove — (in silverwork) a furrow left in a piece by the digging out of metal for assay.
- block caving — a method of mining a large block of ore by systematically undercutting so the ore will cave. Compare cave (def 5a).
- bougainville — an island in the W Pacific, in Papua New Guinea: the largest of the Solomon Islands: unilaterally declared independence in 1990; occupied by government troops in 1992, and granted autonomy in 2001. Chief town: Kieta. Area: 10 049 sq km (3880 sq miles)
- boxgrove man — a type of primitive man, probably Homo heidelbergensis, and probably dating from the Middle Palaeolithic period some 500 000 years ago; remains were found at Boxgrove in West Sussex in 1993 and 1995
- carlovingian — Carolingian
- carving fork — a large, two-tined fork with a metal guard to protect the hand, used to hold meat in place as it is being carved
- casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- cogitatively — In a cogitative manner.
- conservating — Present participle of conservate.
- contravening — to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.
- convalescing — to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health.
- conversating — to have a conversation; converse; talk.
- conveyancing — Conveyancing is the process of transferring the legal ownership of property.
- cover charge — A cover charge is a sum of money that you must pay in some restaurants and nightclubs in addition to the money that you pay there for your food and drink.
- demotivating — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- derogatively — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- disapproving — Expressing an unfavorable opinion.
- diving board — a springboard.
- don giovanni — an opera (1787) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- earth-moving — Earth-moving equipment is machinery that is used for digging and moving large amounts of soil.
- endeavouring — Present participle of endeavour.
- envigorating — Present participle of envigorate.
- equivocating — Present participle of equivocate.
- evaporograph — an instrument which measures and records the rate of evaporation of water into the atmosphere
- festivalgoer — A person attending a festival.
- gaboon viper — a large, venomous snake, Bitis gabonica, of tropical African forests, having large retractable fangs and geometrically patterned scales of yellow, brown, and sometimes purple.
- galvanometer — an instrument for detecting the existence of small electric currents and determining their strength.
- galvanometry — the method or process of determining the strength of electric currents.
- galvanoscope — an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.
- galvanotaxis — movement of an organism or any of its parts in a particular direction in response to an electric current; electrotaxis.
- garden grove — a city in SW California.
- geneva cross — a red Greek cross on a white background, displayed to distinguish ambulances, hospitals, and persons belonging to the Red Cross Society.
- give or take — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- go overboard — over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water: to fall overboard.
- goal average — the number of goals scored by a team divided by the number of goals it has conceded
- good heavens — You say 'Good heavens!' or 'Heavens!' to express surprise or to emphasize that you agree or disagree with someone.
- governmental — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- governorates — Plural form of governorate.
- graminivores — Plural form of graminivore.
- gravicembalo — a harpsichord.
- graving dock — an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.
- gravitometer — an instrument that measures specific gravities
- gravitropism — (biology, botany) a plant's ability to change its growth in response to gravity.
- grooving saw — a circular saw used for making grooves
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