8-letter words containing a, s, v
- overalls — overalls, (used with a plural verb) loose, sturdy trousers, usually with a bib or biblike piece to which shoulder straps are attached, originally worn over other trousers to protect them, as by factory workers or farmers. long waterproof leggings.
- overawes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overawe.
- overcast — overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy: an overcast day.
- overeasy — too easy
- overeats — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overeat.
- overfast — too fast
- overmast — to provide (a ship) with a mast that is too tall or heavy
- overpass — a road, pedestrian walkway, railroad, bridge, etc., crossing over some barrier, as another road or walkway.
- overrash — too rash
- oversail — a projection
- oversale — the selling of more than is available
- oversalt — to put too much salt in
- oversave — to put (too much money) into savings
- overseas — over, across, or beyond the sea; abroad: to be sent overseas.
- oversman — an overseer
- oversoak — to soak too much
- overstay — to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of; outstay: to overstay one's welcome.
- oversway — to overrule
- overtask — to impose too heavy a task upon
- overwash — the act of washing over something
- palstave — a bronze celt fitted into a split wooden handle.
- pandavas — (in the Mahabharata) the family of Arjuna, at war with their cousins, the Kauravas.
- passover — Also called Pesach, Pesah. a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan and is celebrated for eight days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for seven days by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel.
- paviotso — Northern Paiute (def 1).
- petavius — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 100 miles (160 km) in diameter from crest to crest.
- piassava — Also called monkey grass. a coarse, woody fiber obtained from either of two palms, Leopoldina piassaba or Attalea funifera, of South America, used in making brooms, mats, etc.
- plausive — applauding.
- postcava — See under vena cava.
- preshave — a liquid preparation, usually containing alcohol, for applying to the face to dry the skin and beard before shaving with an electric razor.
- privates — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- ravenous — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- ravisher — to fill with strong emotion, especially joy.
- readvise — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
- reversal — an act or instance of reversing.
- rivaless — a female rival
- romanovs — a member of the imperial dynasty of Russia that ruled from 1613 to 1917.
- sakharov — Andrei (Dmitrievich) [ahn-drey di-mee-tree-uh-vich;; Russian uhn-dryey dmyee-tryi-yi-vyich] /ˈɑn dreɪ dɪˈmi tri ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌnˈdryeɪ ˈdmyi tryɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1921–1989, Russian nuclear physicist and human-rights advocate: Nobel Peace Prize 1975.
- salivary — a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
- salivate — to produce saliva.
- salvable — fit for or capable of being saved or salvaged.
- salvador — a coastal state of E Brazil. 216,130 sq. mi. (559,700 sq. km). Capital: Salvador.
- salvagee — a rope on sailing ship
- salvages — the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
- salvific — of or relating to redemptive power.
- sanative — having the power to heal; curative.
- sandiver — a whitish, saline scum formed on the surface of molten glass.
- sarajevo — a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945–92) a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. 19,909 sq. mi. (51,565 sq. km). Capital: Sarajevo.
- savagely — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- savagery — an uncivilized or barbaric state or condition; barbarity.
- savaging — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.