ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAVA
From Italian (Neapolitan dialect), from Latin lavāre to wash.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAVA»
The term «lava» is very widely used and occupies the
11.097 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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3 QUOTES WITH «LAVA»
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lava.
One of the most amazing locations I've ever been is the top of the volcano in Tanzania, Africa. It's an actual volcano where you really have this lava every day.
I have a bit of a lava lamp fetish. They are kind of hideous, but there is something so therapeutic about them.
Hold me in your arms, lava lamp! Let me seek magma comfort and peace in the warmth of your kryptonite embrace.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAVA»
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lava in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
lava and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Five years after her husband abandons her for another woman, Kinau finds her life disrupted by Ivan's return and the new bonds of passion and leave-taking that he brings with him, in the story of one woman's obsessive love and how she frees ...
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Chasing
Lava: A Geologist's Adventures at the Hawaiian ...
Volcanologists and general readers alike will enjoy author Wendell Duffield's report from Kilauea---home of Pele, the goddess of fire and volcanoes.
Wendell A. Duffield, 2003
Colleen Higgs launched Modjaji Books, the first publishing house for southern African women writers, in 2007. Her first collection of poetry, Halfborn Woman, was published in 2004. She lives in Cape Town with her partner and her daughter.
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The
Lava of this Land: South African Poetry, 1960-1996
Anthology of 200 poems by over 50 poets, spans 5 distinct historical periods in the development of South Africa, from the worker strikes in Durban in the late 1960's to the dismantling of apartheid apparatus in the 1990's.
Kono Gecko takes his animal friends for a walk to see a volcano.
Jacqueline Sweeney, G. K. Hart, Vikki Hart, 2002
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Geronimo Stilton Cavemice #3: Help, I'm in Hot
Lava!
Geronimo Stilton's ancient ancestor Geronimo Stiltonoot is back in another prehistoric adventure! Geronimo Stiltonoot and his family are off to find a cure for Grandma Ratrock's aches and pains.
A boy and a girl with extraordinary powers regain consciousness to find themselves in the Realm of Dreams, also known as Planet Drool, with no memories, and must find the Day Dreamer to prevent all the dreams from being erased.
Robert Rodriguez, Chris Roberson, 2005
During a meteor shower above the town of Zion Falls, Pablo and his friends discover that some monsters are real when they are attacked by hungry trolls.
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Camping & Wilderness Survival: The Ultimate Outdoors Book
On volcanoes, a fissure is an elongate fracture or crack at the surface from which
lava erupts. Fissure eruptions typically dwindle to a central vent after a period of
hours or days. Occasionally, lava will flow back into the ground by pouring into a
...
Ropy pahoehoe lava on the south flank of Kilauea volcano (Hawaii) T Fig. 9.5.
Skylight in the collapsed roof of a lava tunnel. Red hot lava flowing about 3 m
below the surface. East flank of Kilauea volcano (Pu'u 'O'o) ▽ Fig. 9.6. Radially ...
Hans-Ulrich Schmincke, 2004
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAVA»
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lava is used in the context of the following news items.
Letters: Lava Hot Springs' history worth mentioning too - LA Times
It's a shame that Michele Bigley ("Spontaneity Can Be So Much Fun," July 5) didn't expand her enjoyment of Lava Hot Springs to take the ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
Step In Hot Lava With This New Nike Free Hypervenom Mid …
The shoe has been a standout in a long list of Chukka-inspired models for Nike Sportswear, and now with an added dash of Hot Lava, you can ... «Sneaker News, Jul 15»
Lava Hot Springs celebrates it's 100 year - Idaho State Journal
$100 voucher for only $50 for a 50 minute massage, a 50 minute private pilates session and 1 group class. The private pilates session is ... «Idaho State Journal, Jul 15»
Lava bubbles from Mexico's Fire volcano
The Mexican volcano continues to smoke as lava bubbles from the crater, days after dramatic activity caused local residents to evacuate their ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
Indian smartphone vendor Lava Mobiles confirms it will be …
A spokesperson of Lava Mobiles tells us that they had to postpone the ... According to it, Google and Lava have worked together to not only ... «BetaNews, Jul 15»
Teen revived by lifeguard at Lava Hot Springs swimming complex
LAVA HOT SPRINGS — A teenage boy who collided with another while diving from the high platform at the Hot Springs Olympic Swimming ... «Idaho State Journal, Jul 15»
Gates of hell? Lava river, column of ash as volcano erupts in …
A video on YouTube has captured a terrific eruption of Mount Raung, Indonesia, which has already caused delays to hundreds of flights. «RT, Jul 15»
Lava Thomas' Tambourine Dream
Not long ago, Berkeley artist Lava Thomas was standing in a cemetery in Los Angeles attending the burial of her best friend's mother. It was the ... «East Bay Express, Jul 15»
Lava fountain and ash plume as Mount Raung erupts
Incredible vision as lava fountain and ash plume as Mount Raung erupts in Indonesia leaving thousands of holidaymakers stranded in Bali with ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
BOB PRATTE: Jobs as odd as selling lava lamps
My odd-job project began when I wrote about Paul Bailey's college gig of selling lava lamps at an Ace Hardware convention in St. Louis. «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»
