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13-letter words containing v, e, a

  • galvanic pile — voltaic pile.
  • galvanometers — Plural form of galvanometer.
  • galvanometric — Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
  • galveston bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.
  • gas reversion — Gas reversion is a process which combines thermal cracking or reforming of naphtha with thermal polymerization or alkylation of hydrocarbon gases, which is carried out in the same reaction place.
  • geonavigation — navigation by means of observations of terrestrial features.
  • german silver — any of various alloys of copper, zinc, and nickel, usually white and used for utensils, drawing instruments, etc.; nickel silver.
  • gesticulative — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
  • get a move on — to pass from one place or position to another.
  • give a leg up — to help to mount
  • give and take — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
  • give it heaps — to try very hard
  • give pause to — to cause to hesitate
  • give sb heart — If something gives you heart, it makes you feel more confident or happy about something.
  • give-and-take — the practice of dealing by compromise or mutual concession; cooperation.
  • glove factory — a factory where gloves are made
  • glove leather — a soft, smooth, pliable, stretchable leather.
  • go over-board — over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water: to fall overboard.
  • golden valley — a town in SE Minnesota.
  • good behavior — satisfactory, proper, or polite conduct.
  • governability — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
  • gram-negative — (of bacteria) not retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
  • gram-positive — (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
  • gram-variable — of or relating to bacteria that stain irregularly with Gram's stain, being neither Gram-positive nor Gram-negative.
  • grape harvest — gathering of ripe grapes from the vine
  • grape variety — type of grape
  • graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
  • grave clothes — the wrappings in which a dead body is interred
  • grave-robbing — a person who steals valuables from graves and tombs: Graverobbers had emptied the Mayan tomb before archaeologists could examine its contents.
  • gravel-voiced — speaking in a rough and rasping tone
  • graving piece — a piece of wood let into a wooden hull to replace decayed wood.
  • gravity hinge — a hinge closing automatically by means of gravity.
  • gravity meter — gravimeter (def 2).
  • gravity scale — a scale giving the relative density of fluids
  • greek revival — a style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevalent in the U.S. and in parts of Europe in the first half of the 19th century, characterized by a more or less close imitation of ancient Greek designs and ornamented motifs.
  • grimes graves — an area of Neolithic flint mines in Suffolk, England, comprising more than 300 mine shafts and galleries.
  • h and d curve — characteristic curve.
  • hairpin curve — A hairpin curve or a hairpin is a very sharp bend in a road, where the road turns back in the opposite direction.
  • half-silvered — (of a mirror) having an incomplete reflective coating, so that half the incident light is reflected and half transmitted: used in optical instruments and two-way mirrors
  • hallucinative — a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.
  • hand in glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • hand-in-glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
  • harvest mouse — an Old World field mouse, Micromys minutus, that builds a spherical nest among the stems of grains and other plants.
  • harvester ant — any of several red or black ants, especially of the genus Pogonomyrmex, of the southwestern U.S., that feed on and store the seeds of grasses.
  • have a bun on — have a bun on, Slang. to be intoxicated: Everyone at the party seemed to have a bun on.
  • have a heart! — be kind or merciful
  • have a mad on — to be angry
  • have a record — to be a known criminal; have a previous conviction or convictions
  • have eyes for — to be interested in
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