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lava-like

lava-like is the alternative spelling of lavalike.

Meaning of lavalike

Adjective

lavalike (comparative more lavalike, superlative most lavalike)

  1. Resembling lava in one or more characteristics, such as heat or viscosity
    • He recalled that his early purchase of the white rabbit plate led him to the work of Hugh Cornwall Robertson, the Massachusetts founder of Dedham Pottery, whose heavy drip vases with colorful, lavalike glazes reminded him of the thick paint applied by Abstract Expressionist artists.2009 January 15, Carol Vogel, “Major Gift of Art Pottery to Adorn Met’s Restyled American Wing”, in New York Times

Forms of lava-like

comparativemore lava-like
superlativemost lava-like

Questions about lava-like

What is lava-like the alternative spelling of?
Lava-like is the alternative spelling of lavalike.

Words near lava-like in the dictionary

  1. lava tree mold
  2. lava tube
  3. lava tubes
  4. lava ware
  5. lava-lava
  6. lava-like
  7. lavabo
  8. lavaboes
  9. lavabos
  10. Lavaca
  11. Lavaca County

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lava-like (page history and authors); lavalike (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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