10-letter words containing g, i, v
- ground ivy — a creeping, aromatic plant, Glechoma hederacea, of the mint family, having rounded leaves and whorling clusters of small blue flowers.
- grove city — a town in central Ohio.
- grovelling — to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- gustavus i — (Gustavus Vasa) 1496–1560, king of Sweden 1523–60.
- harvesting — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- high liver — a person who lives extravagantly or luxuriously.
- high-level — undertaken by or composed of participants having a high status: a high-level meeting; a high-level investigation.
- ignivomous — (archaic) Throwing out fire, as a volcano does.
- indagative — (obsolete) Searching; exploring; investigating.
- ingressive — of, relating to, or involving ingress.
- innovating — Make changes in something established, esp. by introducing new methods, ideas, or products.
- invaginate — to insert or receive, as into a sheath; sheathe.
- invaliding — Present participle of invalid.
- inveighing — Present participle of inveigh.
- inveigling — to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
- invigilate — to keep watch.
- invigorant — a tonic.
- invigorate — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- invitingly — attractive, alluring, or tempting: an inviting offer.
- invocating — invoke.
- irrigative — serving for or pertaining to irrigation.
- ivory gull — a white, arctic gull, Pagophila eburnea.
- ivy league — a group of colleges and universities in the northeastern U.S., consisting of Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, the University of Pennsylvania, and Brown, having a reputation for high scholastic achievement and social prestige.
- jugoslavia — formerly, a federal republic in S Europe: since 1992 comprised of Serbia and Montenegro; disbanded into independent countries in 2006. 39,449 sq. mi. (102,173 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- keep vigil — If someone keeps a vigil or keeps vigil somewhere, they remain there quietly for a period of time, especially at night, for example because they are praying or are making a political protest.
- kid gloves — a glove made of kid leather.
- king devil — any of several European hawkweeds introduced into northeastern North America, where they are troublesome weeds.
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- kingsville — a city in S Texas.
- kirovograd — a city in S central Ukraine.
- krivoi rog — a city in SE Ukraine, SW of Dnepropetrovsk.
- krivoy rog — a city in SE Ukraine: founded in the 17th century by Cossacks; iron-mining centre; iron- and steelworks. Pop: 658 000 (2005 est)
- lagerkvist — Pär [par] /pær/ (Show IPA), 1891–1974, Swedish novelist, poet, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1951.
- leveraging — the action of a lever, a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
- levigating — Present participle of levigate.
- levigation — to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, as in a mortar, with or without the addition of a liquid.
- levitating — Present participle of levitate.
- lifegiving — imparting, or having the ability to impart, life or vitality; invigorating; vitalizing: life-giving love and praise.
- lifesaving — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- light wave — the movement of light conceptualized as a wave, defined by such properties as reflection, refraction, and dispersion
- lightwaves — Plural form of lightwave.
- litigative — to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law.
- livingness — The state or quality of being alive; possession of energy or vigour; animation.
- livingroom — Alternative form of 'living room'.
- livingston — Robert R. 1746–1813, U.S. political figure and jurist.
- long-lived — having a long life, existence, or duration: a long-lived man; long-lived fame.
- lovemaking — the act of courting or wooing.
- loving cup — a large cup, as of silver, usually with two or more handles, given as a prize, award, token of esteem or affection, etc.
- lovingness — feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances.
- margravial — Of or relating to a margrave.