8-letter words containing a, s, v
- disavail — To disadvantage or harm.
- disavows — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disavow.
- disfavor — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disgavel — to free from the tenure of gavelkind: to disgavel an estate.
- disvalue — disesteem; disparagement.
- dvandvas — Plural form of dvandva.
- dwarvish — Synonym of dwarfish.
- elevates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elevate.
- enclaves — Plural form of enclave.
- engraves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engrave.
- enravish — to enchant
- enslaved — Simple past tense and past participle of enslave.
- enslaver — One that enslaves.
- enslaves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enslave.
- envassal — to make a vassal of
- envisage — Contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.
- estivate — (of an animal, particularly an insect, fish, or amphibian) spend a hot or dry period in a prolonged state of torpor or dormancy.
- evacuees — Plural form of evacuee.
- evanesce — Pass out of sight, memory, or existence.
- evangels — Plural form of evangel.
- evanston — a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan north of Chicago: Northwestern University (1851). Pop: 74 360 (2003 est)
- evasible — That can be evaded.
- evasions — Plural form of evasion.
- everlast — (intransitive) To last always or forever; continue; endure; remain.
- exclaves — Plural form of exclave.
- fauvists — Plural form of fauvist.
- faveolus — a small pit or cavity resembling a cell of a honeycomb; alveola.
- favonius — the ancient Roman personification of the west wind.
- favorous — Favourable, favorable.
- favosite — any of numerous corals of the extinct genus Favosites, most common during the Silurian and Devonian periods, having polygonal cells with rows of pores in the walls.
- festival — a day or time of religious or other celebration, marked by feasting, ceremonies, or other observances: the festival of Christmas; a Roman festival.
- flavours — Plural form of flavour.
- fravashi — the soul of a dead ancestor.
- gas oven — a domestic oven heated by gas
- gavaskar — Sunil Manohar (ˈsʊnɪl ˈmænəʊhɑː). born 1949, Indian cricketer: played in 125 test matches (1971–87), 47 as captain; first batsman to score more than 10,000 test runs
- gavottes — Plural form of gavotte.
- gonaives — Gulf of, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea, between the two peninsulas of W Haiti.
- gravidas — Plural form of gravida.
- gravitas — seriousness or sobriety, as of conduct or speech.
- gustavus — (Gustaf Adolf) 1882–1973, king of Sweden 1950–73 (son of Gustavus V).
- h1b visa — a visa permitting a skilled worker with specialized expertise to reside in the U.S. for a certain number of years and work for a sponsoring employer.
- harvests — Plural form of harvest.
- have sex — have intercourse
- heaviest — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- heavings — Plural form of heaving.
- heavyset — having a large body build.
- hrvatska — Croatian name of Croatia.
- invaders — Plural form of invader.
- invalids — Plural form of invalid.
- invasion — an act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, especially by an army.