8-letter words containing a, l, e, v, i
- sayville — a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- semioval — shaped like half of an oval
- shrieval — of, belonging to, or relating to a sheriff.
- sleaving — to divide or separate into filaments, as silk.
- slovenia — a republic in SE Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 7819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Capital: Ljubljana.
- svengali — a person who completely dominates another, usually with selfish or sinister motives.
- tel aviv — a city in W central Israel: one of the centers of Jewish immigration following World War II.
- trivalve — having three valves, as a shell.
- univalve — having one valve.
- unviable — capable of living.
- valencia — Guillermo León [gee-yer-maw le-awn] /giˈyɛr mɔ lɛˈɔn/ (Show IPA), 1909–71, Colombian diplomat and statesman: president 1962–66.
- valentia — a port in E Spain, capital of Valencia province, on the Mediterranean: the third largest city in Spain; capital of the Moorish kingdom of Valencia (1021–1238); university (1501). Pop: 780 653 (2003 est)
- valerian — (Publius Licinius Valerianus) died a.d. c260, Roman emperor 253–60.
- valeting — a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- valiance — valiant nature or quality; valor; bravery; courage.
- validate — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- valkyrie — any of the beautiful maidens attendant upon Odin who bring the souls of slain warriors chosen by Odin or Tyr to Valhalla and there wait upon them.
- valorise — to provide for the maintaining of the value or price of (a commercial commodity) by a government's purchasing the commodity at the fixed price or by its making special loans to the producers.
- valorize — to provide for the maintaining of the value or price of (a commercial commodity) by a government's purchasing the commodity at the fixed price or by its making special loans to the producers.
- van line — a transportation company that uses large motor vans for the long-distance moving of household effects.
- variable — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- variceal — of or relating to a varix
- varietal — of, pertaining to, designating, or characteristic of a variety.
- vaselike — like or resembling a vase
- vaseline — Vaseline is a soft clear jelly made from petroleum, which is used to protect the skin and for other purposes.
- velarium — an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- velarize — to pronounce with velar articulation.
- velation — pronunciation with velar articulation.
- venality — the condition or quality of being venal; openness to bribery or corruption.
- verlaine — Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
- vertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- vesalius — Andreas [ahn-dre-ahs] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1514–64, Flemish anatomist.
- vi apple — Otaheite apple.
- viewable — capable of being viewed; visible.
- villager — an inhabitant of a village.
- villages — The, a city in central Oklahoma.
- villella — Edward, born 1936, U.S. ballet dancer.
- vineland — a city in S New Jersey.
- vinylate — to subject to vinylation.
- violable — capable of being violated: a violable precept.
- violated — to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- violetta — a female given name.
- visceral — of or relating to the viscera.
- vitalise — to give life to; make vital.
- vitalize — to give life to; make vital.
- vitiable — capable of being vitiated.
- vocalise — a musical composition consisting of the singing of melody with vowel sounds or nonsense syllables rather than text, as for special effect in classical compositions, in polyphonic jazz singing by special groups, or in virtuoso vocal exercises.
- vocalize — to make vocal; utter; articulate; sing.
- voidable — capable of being nullified or invalidated.
- volatile — evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent.