8-letter words containing a, d, v, l
- 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.
- limavady — a district of N Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 33 571 (2003 est). Area: 586 sq km (226 sq miles)
- loveland — a city in N Colorado.
- 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.
- marveled — something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
- medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- moldavia — a region in NE Romania: formerly a principality that united with Wallachia to form Romania. Capital: Jassy.
- moldovan — official name of Moldavia (def 2).
- nonvalid — not valid; invalid
- overclad — wearing too many clothes
- overglad — too glad
- 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.
- ovicidal — a substance or preparation, especially an insecticide, capable of killing egg cells.
- pavlodar — a city in NE Kazakhstan.
- ravelled — to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
- revealed — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- rivalled — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- rondavel — a circular often thatched building with a conical roof
- salvador — a coastal state of E Brazil. 216,130 sq. mi. (559,700 sq. km). Capital: Salvador.
- smallvdm — (tool)
- solvated — a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- svalbard — Norwegian name of Spitsbergen.
- traveled — used or designed for use while traveling: a travel alarm clock.
- unhalved — not divided in half
- unvalued — highly regarded or esteemed: a valued friend.
- val d'or — a city in SW Quebec, in S Canada.
- valanced — a short curtain or piece of drapery that is hung from the edge of a canopy, from the frame of a bed, etc.
- valdemar — Waldemar I
- valdivia — a seaport in S Chile.
- valdosta — a city in S Georgia.
- validate — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- validity — the state or quality of being valid: to question the validity of the argument.
- valleyed — having a valley
- vallhund — a breed of small herding dog, originally from Sweden
- valuated — to set a value on; appraise.
- vandalia — a town in W Ohio.
- vandalic — (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Vandals.
- villadom — villas collectively.
- vindaloo — a very hot Indian curry made with meat or poultry, flavored with tamarind, vinegar, and garlic.
- vineland — a city in S New Jersey.
- violated — to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- vladimir — Saint. Also, Vladimir I, Wladimir. (Vladimir the Great) a.d. c956–1015, first Christian grand prince of Russia 980–1015.
- voidable — capable of being nullified or invalidated.