8-letter words containing a, r, d, v
- godavari — a river flowing SE from W India to the Bay of Bengal. 900 miles (1450 km) long.
- 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.
- gravidas — Plural form of gravida.
- grievand — One who is the object of a formal grievance.
- handover — the act of relinquishing property, authority, etc.: a handover of occupied territory.
- harald v — born 1937, king of Norway since 1991.
- havildar — A military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant.
- hiveward — (of a bee's movement) towards the hive
- indeavor — Obsolete form of endeavor.
- invaders — Plural form of invader.
- lavender — a pale bluish purple.
- 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.
- mordovia — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Saransk. Pop: 888 700 (2002). Area: 26 200 sq km (10 110 sq miles)
- odovacar — Odoacer.
- 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
- pavlodar — a city in NE Kazakhstan.
- 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.).
- readvise — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
- redgrave — Sir Michael (Scudamore) [skuhd-uh-mawr,, -mohr,, skoo-duh-] /ˈskʌd əˌmɔr,, -ˌmoʊr,, ˈsku də-/ (Show IPA), 1908–85, English actor.
- reinvade — to enter (a country, territory, etc) by military force again
- rev-head — a motor-sport enthusiast
- revamped — to renovate, redo, or revise: We've decided to revamp the entire show.
- revealed — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- rig veda — one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- rig-veda — one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- 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.
- sandiver — a whitish, saline scum formed on the surface of molten glass.