8-letter words containing a, s, v
- invasive — characterized by or involving invasion; offensive: invasive war.
- inweaves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inweave.
- ipsative — (psychology) denoting a measure that forces an individual to choose among multiple desirable options.
- izvestia — (formerly) the official newspaper of the Soviet government.
- james iv — 1473–1513, king of Scotland (1488–1513); he invaded England (1496) in support of Perkin Warbeck; he was killed at Flodden
- james vi — James I.
- java sea — a sea between Java and Borneo.
- javanese — of or relating to the island of Java, its people, or their language.
- javelins — Plural form of javelin.
- jugoslav — a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.
- kasavubu — Joseph, 1917?–69, African political leader: first president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (now Zaire) 1960–65.
- kasparov — Gary or Garry, born 1963, Armenian chess player.
- kauravas — (in the Mahabharata) the cousins and enemies of the Pandavas.
- khaskovo — a city in S Bulgaria.
- kistvaen — cist2 .
- kristeva — Julia, born 1941, French literary theorist, critic, and psychoanalyst, born in Bulgaria.
- lavaboes — Plural form of lavabo.
- lavished — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- lavishes — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- lavishly — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- layovers — Plural form of layover.
- leavings — something that is left; residue.
- levators — Plural form of levator.
- loveseat — a chair or small upholstered sofa for two persons.
- 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.
- malvasia — a sweet grape from which malmsey wine is made.
- malvinas — a female given name.
- masvingo — a city in S central Zimbabwe.
- medevacs — Plural form of medevac.
- minivans — Plural form of minivan.
- misvalue — (transitive) To value wrongly: to misjudge the value of.
- moshavim — Plural form of moshav.
- movables — Plural form of movable.
- musgrave — Thea. born 1928, Scottish composer, noted esp for her operas
- nativism — the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
- nativist — the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
- navalism — the promotion of naval interests
- nekrasov — Nikolai Alekseyevich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1821–77, Russian poet, who wrote chiefly about the sufferings of the peasantry
- no savvy — I don't (he doesn't, etc) understand
- novellas — Plural form of novella.
- novi sad — an autonomous province within Serbia. 8303 sq. mi. (21,506 sq. km). Capital: Novi Sad.
- obviates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obviate.
- octavius — a male given name.
- olivares — Conde-Ducque de, title of Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimental. 1587–1645, Spanish statesman: court favourite and prime minister (1621–43) of Philip IV. His attempts to establish Hapsburg domination of Europe ended in failure
- ovalness — The quality of being oval.
- ovarious — belonging or relating to eggs, or consisting of eggs
- ovaritis — oophoritis.
- ovations — Plural form of ovation.
- overacts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overact.
- overages — Plural form of overage.