Synonyms for lava
ˈlɑ və, ˈlæv əla·va

Princeton's WordNet

1. lavanoun

   rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface

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1. • Volcanic Rock

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1. List of paraphrases for "lava":

   wash, washer, dragon, flush

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1. LAVA

   Synonyms:
   Laser-facilitated balloon Angioplasty Versus Angioplasty trial JACC 1997;30:1714-21 Leiden Artificial Valves and Anticoagulation study Los Angeles Veterans Administration Hospital diet trial

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1. Sergio Cabanas:

   It's a river of lava that overflowed its banks and affected the Rodeo village. There are injured, burned and dead people, we are evacuating and rescuing people and have reports of 20 wounded, six dead and disappeared.

2. Dorcas Mbulayi:

   We were eating when a friend of dad’s called him on the phone and told him to go and look outside, dad told us that the volcano was erupting and that we were going to go to Mount Goma to escape the lava of the volcano.

3. Ormat Technologies:

   The lava continues to flow and may reach other wells and areas of the Puna facility.

4. Brad Singer:

   Lava flows are ideal recorders of the magnetic field. They have a lot of iron-bearing minerals, and when they cool, they lock in the direction of the field, but it's a spotty record. No volcanoes are erupting continuously. So we're relying on careful field work to identify the right records.

5. Marc Lessard:

   You can think of the satellites traveling through air pockets or bubbles [as being] similar to those in a lava lamp, as opposed to a smooth wave.