5-letter words containing av
- davis — Sir Andrew (Frank). born 1944, British conductor; chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra (1989–2000) and of the Chicago Lyric Opera from 2000
- davit — a cranelike device, usually one of a pair, fitted with a tackle for suspending or lowering equipment, esp a lifeboat
- davos — a mountain resort in Switzerland: winter sports, site of the Parsenn ski run. Pop: 11 417 (2000). Height: about 1560 m (5118 ft)
- davys — John, Davis, John.
- deave — to deafen
- drava — a river in S central Europe, flowing E and SE from the Alps in S Austria, through NE Slovenia, along a part of the border between Hungary and Croatia into the Danube in Croatia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- drave — a simple past tense of drive.
- dunav — the Danube
- eaved — having eaves
- eaves — Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- favel — a fallow-coloured horse
- faves — Plural form of fave.
- favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- favus — Pathology. a skin disease, especially of the scalp, characterized by dry yellow encrustations that have an unpleasant odor, usually caused by the fungus Trichophyton schoenleinii.
- flava — a distinctive individual style
- gavel — feudal rent or tribute.
- gavin — a male given name.
- gavle — a seaport in E Sweden.
- gavot — an old French dance in moderately quick quadruple meter.
- glave — glaive.
- grave — the grave accent.
- gravy — the fat and juices that drip from cooking meat, often thickened, seasoned, flavored, etc., and used as a sauce for meat, potatoes, rice, etc.
- guava — any of numerous tropical and subtropical American trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Psidium, of the myrtle family, especially P. guajava, bearing large, yellow, round to pear-shaped fruit, and P. littorale, bearing smaller, yellowish to deep-red, oval fruit.
- havan — A ritual burning of offerings such as grains and ghee, which is held to mark births, marriages, and other special occasions.
- havel — Václav [vahts-lahf] /ˈvɑts lɑf/ (Show IPA), 1936–2011, Czech writer and political leader: president of Czechoslovakia 1989–92; president of the Czech Republic 1993–2003.
- haven — a harbor or port.
- haver — to equivocate; vacillate.
- haves — The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have nots.
- havoc — great destruction or devastation; ruinous damage.
- havre — a seaport in N France, at the mouth of the Seine.
- heave — to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
- heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- javac — (computing) Java compiler.
- javan — of or relating to Java or its inhabitants
- javel — (obsolete) A vagabond.
- kaval — an end-blown flute played in SE Europe
- kavos — a coastal village on Corfu: tourist resort. Pop: 830 (2001)
- kavya — a type of classical Sanskrit devotional poetry.
- knave — an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person.
- laval — a department in W France. 2012 sq. mi. (5210 sq. km). Capital: Laval.
- lavas — Plural form of lava.
- laved — to wash; bathe.
- laver — Rod(ney George) born 1938, Australian tennis player.
- laves — to wash; bathe.
- lavvy — (Scotland) lavatory; toilet.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- leavy — leafy.
- loave — Alternative form of lofe.
- lulav — a palm branch for use with the etrog during the Sukkoth festival service.
- maven — an expert or connoisseur.