8-letter words containing a, c, v
- receival — the act of receiving or state of being received; receipt
- revanche — the policy of a state intent on regaining areas of its original territory that have been lost to other states as a result of war, a treaty signed under duress, etc.
- salvific — of or relating to redemptive power.
- scaevola — Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA) (or Caius, ) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Mucius [myoo-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈmyu ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA) fl. 6th century b.c., Roman hero.
- scavager — a person whose responsibility is to ensure the streets are kept clean
- scavenge — to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material.
- shape_vc — A code management system which offers version control functionality similar to systems like RCS or SCCS with some extensions and a more Unix-like command interface.
- silvatic — of or relating to the forest; sylvan
- silvical — relating to silvics
- slavonic — Slavonian.
- subvicar — an assistant to a vicar; a subordinate vicar
- subvocal — mentally formulated as words, especially without vocalization.
- sylvatic — sylvan.
- tovarich — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).
- tractive — having or exerting traction; drawing.
- unactive — inactive, listless, or idle
- uncarved — (of food) not carved or carved up
- univocal — having only one meaning; unambiguous.
- vacantly — having no contents; empty; void: a vacant niche.
- vacating — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
- vacation — a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
- vaccinal — of, relating to, or caused by vaccine or vaccination.
- vaccinee — a person who receives a vaccination.
- vaccinia — a variant of the cowpox virus that became established in vaccines derived from cowpox-inoculated humans.
- vacherin — a soft French or Swiss cheese made from cows' milk
- vacuumed — a space entirely devoid of matter.
- vagrancy — the state or condition of being a vagrant: an arrest for vagrancy.
- valanced — a short curtain or piece of drapery that is hung from the edge of a canopy, from the frame of a bed, etc.
- valencia — Guillermo León [gee-yer-maw le-awn] /giˈyɛr mɔ lɛˈɔn/ (Show IPA), 1909–71, Colombian diplomat and statesman: president 1962–66.
- valiance — valiant nature or quality; valor; bravery; courage.
- valiancy — valiant nature or quality; valor; bravery; courage.
- vambrace — a piece of plate armor for the forearm; a lower cannon. Compare rerebrace.
- vampiric — a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.
- van dyck — Sir Anthony, 1599–1641, Flemish painter.
- van eyck — Jan (jɑn). died 1441, Flemish painter; founder of the Flemish school of painting. His most famous work is the altarpiece The Adoration of the Lamb, in Ghent, in which he may have been assisted by his brother Hubert (ˈhyːbərt), died ?1426
- vandalic — (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Vandals.
- vanillic — of, derived from, or resembling vanilla or vanillin.
- varactor — a semiconductor diode whose capacitance changes to match applied voltage, used to tune circuits by varying the reactance.
- variance — the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
- variceal — of or relating to a varix
- varicose — abnormally or unusually enlarged or swollen: a varicose vein.
- vascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- vasculum — a kind of case or box used by botanists for carrying specimens as they are collected.
- vassalic — of, relating to, or resembling a vassal or vassalage.
- vaticide — a person who murders a prophet.
- vaucluse — a department in SE France. 1382 sq. mi. (3580 sq. km). Capital: Avignon.
- veracity — habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness: He was not noted for his veracity.
- veracruz — a state in E Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. 27,759 sq. mi. (71,895 sq. km). Capital: Jalapa.
- verdancy — green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass: a verdant oasis.
- veronica — a female given name.