6-letter words containing a, t, v
- octavo — a book size of about 6 × 9 inches (16 × 23 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 8 leaves or 16 pages. Symbol: 8vo, 8°.
- ottava — (of notes in a score) at an octave higher than written (when placed above the staff) or lower than written (when placed below the staff). Abbreviation: 8va.
- ovated — Ovate.
- ovator — a person who takes part in ovation for someone
- pay tv — a commercial service that broadcasts or provides television programs to viewers who pay a monthly charge or a per-program fee.
- pay-tv — Pay-TV is the same as pay television.
- ratfiv — (language) An enhancement to the RATFOR programming language, developed by Bill Wood while at the Institute for Cancer Research (Philadelphia PA, now the Fox Chase Cancer Center) in 1980-1981. RATFIV was released on several DECUS (Digital Equipment Corporation User's Group) tapes for VAX/VMS. Among its enhancements were: optional Fortan 77 output, an enhanced Format statement and enhanced macros.
- sative — cultivated or sown as opposed to wild
- satnav — Satnav is a system that uses information from satellites to find the best way of getting to a place. It is often found in cars. Satnav is an abbreviation for 'satellite navigation'.
- sattva — (in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- savant — a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar.
- savate — a sport resembling boxing but permitting blows to be delivered with the feet as well as the hands.
- shevat — the fifth month of the Jewish calendar.
- starve — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- staves — a composition of plaster and fibrous material used for a temporary finish and in ornamental work, as on exposition buildings.
- stevia — a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- tambov — a city, in the Russian Federation in Europe, SE of Moscow.
- tattva — essence.
- tavern — a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- tavert — bewildered or confused
- theave — a young ewe in her first or second year that has not yet given birth to a lamb
- thrave — twenty-four sheaves of corn
- travel — to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure.
- traven — B (Berick Traven Torsvan) 1890–1969, U.S.-born novelist in Mexico.
- travis — William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- trivia — (in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
- tuvalu — a parliamentary state consisting of a group of islands in the central Pacific, S of the equator: a former British colony; gained independence 1978. 10 sq. mi. (26 sq. km). Capital: Funafuti.
- v.fast — V.34
- vacant — having no contents; empty; void: a vacant niche.
- vacate — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
- valeta — a ballroom dance in triple time
- valete — a farewell or goodbye addressed to more than one person
- valuta — (in Europe) the value of a currency expressed in terms of its rate of exchange with another currency.
- vanity — excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.; character or quality of being vain; conceit: Failure to be elected was a great blow to his vanity.
- vantaa — a city in S Finland, on the N border of Helsinki.
- varlet — a knavish person; rascal.
- vashti — the queen of Ahasuerus who was banished for refusing to appear before the king's guests. Esther 1:9–22.
- vaster — of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space.
- vasthi — Vashti.
- vastly — of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space.
- vastus — any of several muscles in the front part of the thigh constituting part of the quadriceps muscle, the action of which assists in extending the leg.
- vatful — an amount sufficient to fill a vat
- vatman — the worker who shakes the pulp onto the wire.
- vatted — a large container, as a tub or tank, used for storing or holding liquids: a wine vat.
- vattel — Emmerich [German em-uh-rikh] /German ˈɛm ə rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1714–67, Swiss jurist and diplomat.
- vatter — a lake in S Sweden. 80 miles (130 km) long; 733 sq. mi. (1900 sq. km).
- vaulty — having the appearance or characteristics of a vault; arching: the vaulty rows of elm trees.
- vaunty — boastful; vain.
- vaxset — A set of software development tools from DEC, including a language-sensitive editor, compilers etc.
- veduta — a painting of a town or city