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lavas

lavas is the plural of lava.

Meaning of lava

Noun

lava (countable and uncountable, plural lavas)

  1. The molten rock ejected by a volcano from a vent such as a crater or fissure; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.
    • Marine iguanas line the shores of the islands, and are usually seen sprawled over lava rocks near the sea.1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 44
  2. (countable) A body of lava.
  3. (dated) Solidified lava.
    • I leant forward to see him better, and a piece of lava, detached by my hand, went pattering down the slope.1896, H.G. Wells, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Stone & Kimball, page 48
  4. (informal, proscribed) Magma.
  5. A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava.
  6. (colloquial, figuratively) Hot water.

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What is lavas the plural of?
Lavas is the plural of lava.

Words near lavas in the dictionary

  1. lavaproof
  2. Lavar
  3. lavaret
  4. lavarets
  5. Lavarone
  6. lavas
  7. Lavasan
  8. lavascape
  9. lavascapes
  10. lavash
  11. lavashak

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