12-letter words containing y, a, v
- gravity cell — a cell containing two electrolytes that have different specific gravities.
- gravity feed — the supplying of fuel, materials, etc., by force of gravity.
- gravity wave — Astronomy, Physics. gravitational wave.
- gravity wind — a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the ground.
- halls of ivy — an institution of higher learning; university or college; the academic world.
- have company — If you have company, you have a visitor or friend with you.
- have it away — to have sexual intercourse
- have pity on — to have sympathy or show mercy for
- heavy bomber — a large plane capable of carrying heavy bomb loads for long distances, especially at high altitudes.
- heavy hitter — a baseball player who makes many extra-base hits.
- heavy oxygen — either of the two stable isotopes of oxygen having mass numbers of 17 and 18.
- heavy-footed — clumsy or ponderous, as in movement or expressiveness: music that is heavy-footed and uninspired.
- heavy-handed — oppressive; harsh: a heavy-handed master.
- heavyhearted — Sad.
- heavyweights — Plural form of heavyweight.
- hypergravity — The presence of an apparently 'increased' gravitational field in an accelerating or rotating situation.
- hypervolemia — (medicine) An abnormal increase in the volume of blood circulating through the body.
- hypovolaemia — Alternative form of hypovolemia.
- immovability — incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary.
- imperatively — absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave.
- imputatively — In an imputative fashion or manner.
- in any event — whatever the situation
- inadvertency — inadvertence.
- inchoatively — in an inchoative or rudimentary fashion; initially
- indicatively — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- individually — one at a time; separately: The delegates were introduced individually.
- initiatively — an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
- innovatively — tending to innovate, or introduce something new or different; characterized by innovation.
- intervarsity — any first-string team, especially in sports, that represents a school, college, university, or the like: He is on the varsity in tennis and in debating.
- intravitally — during life
- inveterately — settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.
- invulnerably — In an invulnerable manner.
- irrelatively — In an irrelative manner.
- irrelevantly — not relevant; not applicable or pertinent: His lectures often stray to interesting but irrelevant subjects.
- irreprovably — in an irreprovable manner
- irresolvably — In an irresolvable manner.
- ivy geranium — a trailing geranium, Pelargonium peltatum, of southern Africa, having a fleshy stem that becomes woody with age, glossy, ivy-shaped leaves, and clusters of flowers ranging from white to deep rose in color.
- japanese ivy — Boston ivy
- karlovy vary — a city in W Czech Republic: mineral springs; Carlsbad Decrees (1819).
- la verendrye — Pierre Gaultier de Varenne [French pyer goh-tyey duh va-ren] /French pyɛr goʊˈtyeɪ də vaˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), Sieur de, 1685–1749, Canadian explorer of North America.
- lasciviously — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- levorotatory — turning to the left, as the rotation to the left of the plane of polarization of light in certain crystals and compounds. Symbol: l-.
- malevolently — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- marvellously — In a marvellous manner.
- meditatively — given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative.
- microgravity — a condition, especially in space orbit, where the force of gravity is so weak that weightlessness results.
- misadvisedly — ill-advisedly
- movable type — type from which text is printed directly in which each character is on a separate piece of metal.
- nappy valley — a residential area that is regarded as suitable for families with young children
- nasal cavity — sinus