8-letter words containing a, c, v
- cleavers — a Eurasian rubiaceous plant, Galium aparine, having small white flowers and prickly stems and fruits
- cleaveth — Archaic third-person singular form of cleave.
- cleaving — Present participle of cleave.
- coactive — acting together.
- conative — denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages used to indicate the effort of the agent in performing the activity described by the verb
- concaved — curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Compare convex (def 1).
- conceave — Obsolete form of conceive.
- conclave — A conclave is a meeting at which the discussions are kept secret. The meeting which is held to elect a new Pope is called a conclave.
- conferva — any of various threadlike green algae, esp any of the genus Tribonema, typically occurring in fresh water
- conveyal — the act or means of conveying
- convival — (obsolete) Relating to a feast or festivity; convivial.
- cordovan — a fine leather now made principally from horsehide, isolated from the skin layers above and below it and tanned
- corrival — rival
- cosgrave — Liam (ˈliːəm). born 1920, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1973–77)
- couvades — a practice among some peoples, as the Basques of Spain, in which a man, immediately preceding the birth of his child, takes to his bed in an enactment of the birth experience and subjects himself to various taboos usually associated with pregnancy.
- covalent — the number of electron pairs that an atom can share with other atoms.
- covenant — A covenant is a formal written agreement between two or more people or groups of people which is recognized in law.
- coverage — The coverage of something in the news is the reporting of it.
- coverall — a thing that covers something entirely
- cravable — (especially of a food) having qualities that engender an intense desire for more: All too often, salt, sugar, fat, and “crunch” make a food craveable.
- cravened — Simple past tense and past participle of craven.
- cravenly — In a craven manner.
- cravings — great or eager desire; yearning.
- creative — A creative person has the ability to invent and develop original ideas, especially in the arts.
- crevalle — a silver coloured fish, Caranx hippos of the Carangidae or jack family native to western Atlantic areas
- crevasse — A crevasse is a large, deep crack in thick ice or rock.
- cube van — a van with a cube-shaped storage compartment that is wider and taller than the front of the vehicle
- cultivar — a variety of a plant that was produced from a natural species and is maintained by cultivation
- curative — Something that has curative properties can cure people's illnesses.
- curvital — of or relating to curvature, esp in geometry
- cuxhaven — a port in NW Germany, at the mouth of the River Elbe. Pop: 52 876 (2003 est)
- czarevna — the daughter of a czar of Russia
- da vinci — ˌLeo‧ˈnardo (ˌliəˈnɑrdoʊ ) ; lēˌənärˈdō) ; Italian ˌ lɛɔˈnɑʀdɔ) ; Italian leˌ^ōnärˈd^ō) 1452-1519; It. painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, & scientist
- devachan — The place where gods abide, the
- deviance — the act or state of being deviant
- deviancy — deviant quality or state.
- enactive — Having power to enact or establish as a law.
- enclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of enclave.
- enclaves — Plural form of enclave.
- evacuant — A medicine that induces some kind of bodily discharge, such as an emetic, a sudorific, or especially a laxative.
- evacuate — Remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safe place.
- evacuees — Plural form of evacuee.
- evanesce — Pass out of sight, memory, or existence.
- evocable — That can be evoked.
- evocated — Simple past tense and past participle of evocate.
- evocator — Someone who evokes.
- excavate — Make (a hole or channel) by digging.
- exclaves — Plural form of exclave.
- galvanic — pertaining to or produced by galvanism; producing or caused by an electric current.
- gavelock — a spear or javelin