10-letter words containing s, l, a, v
- 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.
- kabalevsky — Dmitri [duh-mee-tree;; Russian dmyee-tryee] /dəˈmi tri;; Russian ˈdmyi tryi/ (Show IPA), 1904–1987, Russian composer.
- kovalevsky — Sonia [sohn-yuh] /ˈsoʊn yə/ (Show IPA), (Sofia Vasilievna Kovalevskaya) 1850–91, Russian mathematician.
- lad's love — herb: wormwood
- lagerkvist — Pär [par] /pær/ (Show IPA), 1891–1974, Swedish novelist, poet, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1951.
- lake pskov — the S part of Lake Peipus in NW Russia, linked to the main part by a channel 24 km (15 miles) long. Area: about 1000 sq km (400 sq miles)
- lake sevan — a lake in Armenia at an altitude of 1914 m (6279 ft). Area: 1417 sq km (547 sq miles)
- landgraves — Plural form of landgrave.
- laptev sea — an arm of the Arctic Ocean N of the Russian Federation in Asia, between Taimyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands.
- larvicides — Plural form of larvicide.
- lascivious — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- lavatories — Plural form of lavatory.
- laviscious — (nonstandard) Lascivious.
- lavishment — The act of lavishing.
- lavishness — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- leavenless — Without any yeast or other raising agent.
- leviathans — Plural form of leviathan.
- life-saver — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- lifesavers — Plural form of lifesaver.
- lifesaving — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- lightwaves — Plural form of lightwave.
- live steam — steam direct from the boiler and at full pressure, ready for use in work.
- livestream — to broadcast (an event) on the internet as it happens
- longaevous — long-lived
- lovastatin — a drug, C 24 H 36 O 8 , that reduces the levels of fats in the blood by altering the enzyme activity in the liver that produces lipids.
- love beads — a necklace of small, often handmade beads, worn as a symbol of peace and goodwill, especially in the 1960s.
- love feast — (among the early Christians) a meal eaten in token of brotherly love and charity; agape.
- loves park — a town in N Illinois.
- malinovsky — Rodion Yakovlevich [ruh-dyi-awn yah-kuh-vlyi-vyich] /rə dyɪˈɔn ˈyɑ kə vlyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Russian army officer: minister of defense of the U.S.S.R. 1957–67.
- malvaceous — belonging to the Malvaceae, the mallow family of plants.
- marvellous — superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.
- mass leave — (in India) leave taken by a large number of employees at the same time, as a form of protest
- meta-vlisp — (language) An innovative Lisp dialect by E. St.James of IBP, France.
- misvaluing — Present participle of misvalue.
- mooncalves — Plural form of mooncalf.
- naval base — military stronghold
- navelworts — Plural form of navelwort.
- naviculars — Plural form of navicular.
- news value — newsworthiness; value in terms of its interest to consumers of published or broadcast news
- nicholas v — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- non-visual — of or relating to seeing or sight: a visual image.
- observable — Able to be noticed or perceived; discernible.
- observably — capable of being or liable to be observed; noticeable; visible; discernible: an observable change in attitude.
- old slavic — Old Church Slavonic.
- olivaceous — of a deep shade of green; olive.
- outtravels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outtravel.
- overlavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- overrashly — in an overrash manner
- overscaled — on an excessive scale
- overslaugh — to pass over or disregard (a person) by giving a promotion, position, etc., to another instead.