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8-letter words containing a, d, v, e

  • foveated — having foveae; pitted.
  • gavelled — Simple past tense and past participle of gavel.
  • gavotted — Simple past tense and past participle of gavotte.
  • gladvert — an advertisement that can be tailored to match the emotional state of the viewer
  • graveled — Simple past tense and past participle of gravel.
  • gravidae — a woman's status regarding pregnancy; usually followed by a roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has been pregnant.
  • grievand — One who is the object of a formal grievance.
  • handover — the act of relinquishing property, authority, etc.: a handover of occupied territory.
  • handwave — [possibly from gestures characteristic of stage magicians] To gloss over a complex point; to distract a listener; to support a (possibly actually valid) point with blatantly faulty logic. If someone starts a sentence with "Clearly..." or "Obviously..." or "It is self-evident that...", it is a good bet he is about to handwave (alternatively, use of these constructions in a sarcastic tone before a paraphrase of someone else's argument suggests that it is a handwave). The theory behind this term is that if you wave your hands at the right moment, the listener may be sufficiently distracted to not notice that what you have said is wrong. Failing that, if a listener does object, you might try to dismiss the objection with a wave of your hand. The use of this word is often accompanied by gestures: both hands up, palms forward, swinging the hands in a vertical plane pivoting at the elbows and/or shoulders (depending on the magnitude of the handwave); alternatively, holding the forearms in one position while rotating the hands at the wrist to make them flutter. In context, the gestures alone can suffice as a remark; if a speaker makes an outrageously unsupported assumption, you might simply wave your hands in this way, as an accusation, far more eloquent than words could express, that his logic is faulty.
  • hiveward — (of a bee's movement) towards the hive
  • ideative — to form an idea, thought, or image of.
  • indeavor — Obsolete form of endeavor.
  • induviae — withered leaves which decay on the tree instead of falling off; also, parts of petals (corolla) or sepals (calyx) with the same behaviour
  • invaders — Plural form of invader.
  • ladylove — a beloved woman; sweetheart or mistress.
  • lava bed — a large expanse of flat lava flows
  • lavender — a pale bluish purple.
  • lavished — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
  • leavened — Simple past tense and past participle of leaven.
  • levanted — Simple past tense and past participle of levant.
  • levodopa — a synthetic substance, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , that is converted in the brain to dopamine: used chiefly in the treatment of parkinsonism.
  • loveland — a city in N Colorado.
  • mahadeva — a name of Shiva.
  • maldives — a republic in the Indian Ocean, SW of India, consisting of about 2000 islands: British protectorate 1887–1965. 115 sq. mi. (298 sq. km). Capital: Male.
  • maravedi — a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.
  • marveled — something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
  • medevacs — Plural form of medevac.
  • medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
  • obviated — to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary: to obviate the risk of serious injury.
  • overaged — Aged too much.
  • overawed — Impress (someone) so much that they become silent or inhibited.
  • overclad — wearing too many clothes
  • overdare — to dare too much
  • overdate — a coin stamped from a die altered to show a year subsequent to that for which it was cut.
  • overdear — too costly or expensive
  • overdraw — to draw upon (an account, allowance, etc.) in excess of the balance standing to one's credit or at one's disposal: It was the first time he had ever overdrawn his account.
  • overglad — too glad
  • overgoad — to goad excessively
  • overhand — thrown or performed with the hand raised over the shoulder; overarm: overhand stroke.
  • overhard — too hard
  • overhead — over one's head; aloft; up in the air or sky, especially near the zenith: There was a cloud overhead.
  • overlade — to overload (usually used in past participle overladen): a table overladen with rich food.
  • overlaid — simple past tense of overlie.
  • overland — by land; on terrain: to travel overland rather than by sea.
  • overlard — to cover with lard
  • overload — to load to excess; overburden: Don't overload the raft or it will sink.
  • overpaid — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
  • overread — to read over or reread
  • quavered — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
  • ravelled — to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
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