8-letter words containing a, v, n
- bivalent — (of homologous chromosomes) associated together in pairs
- bolivian — Bolivian means belonging or relating to Bolivia or its people.
- bonavist — hyacinth bean.
- bucovina — Bukovina
- bukovina — a region of E central Europe, part of the NE Carpathians: the north was seized by the Soviet Union (1940) and later became part of Ukraine; the south remained Romanian
- canvased — Simple past tense and past participle of canvas.
- canvaser — Alt form canvasser.
- canvases — a closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used for tents, sails, etc.
- caravans — Plural form of caravan.
- carnival — A carnival is a public festival during which people play music and sometimes dance in the streets.
- carvings — Plural form of carving.
- casanova — Giovanni Jacopo (dʒoˈvanni ˈjaːkopo). 1725–98, Italian adventurer noted for his Mémoires, a vivid account of his sexual adventures and of contemporary society
- cavatina — a solo song resembling a simple aria
- cave man — a prehistoric human being of the Stone Age who lived in caves
- caverned — (poetic) Pitted or hollowed out with caverns.
- cavesson — a kind of hard noseband, used (esp formerly) in breaking a horse in
- cavicorn — (of sheep, goats, etc) having hollow horns as distinct from the solid antlers of deer
- caviling — Present participle of cavil.
- cavitand — (chemistry) any of several classes of macrocycle that have a shape containing a cavity in which a guest molecule or ion may fit.
- centavos — Plural form of centavo.
- cheshvan — (in the Jewish calendar) the eighth month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the second month of the civil year, usually falling within October and November
- cistvaen — a pre-Christian stone coffin or burial chamber
- civilian — In a military situation, a civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces.
- clavacin — patulin.
- clavecin — a harpsichord
- clavinet — An electrophonic keyboard instrument, an electronically amplified clavichord with a distinctive bright staccato sound.
- cleaving — Present participle of cleave.
- conative — denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages used to indicate the effort of the agent in performing the activity described by the verb
- concaved — curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Compare convex (def 1).
- conceave — Obsolete form of conceive.
- conclave — A conclave is a meeting at which the discussions are kept secret. The meeting which is held to elect a new Pope is called a conclave.
- conferva — any of various threadlike green algae, esp any of the genus Tribonema, typically occurring in fresh water
- conveyal — the act or means of conveying
- convival — (obsolete) Relating to a feast or festivity; convivial.
- cordovan — a fine leather now made principally from horsehide, isolated from the skin layers above and below it and tanned
- covalent — the number of electron pairs that an atom can share with other atoms.
- covenant — A covenant is a formal written agreement between two or more people or groups of people which is recognized in law.
- cravened — Simple past tense and past participle of craven.
- cravenly — In a craven manner.
- cravings — great or eager desire; yearning.
- cube van — a van with a cube-shaped storage compartment that is wider and taller than the front of the vehicle
- cuxhaven — a port in NW Germany, at the mouth of the River Elbe. Pop: 52 876 (2003 est)
- czarevna — the daughter of a czar of Russia
- da vinci — ˌLeo‧ˈnardo (ˌliəˈnɑrdoʊ ) ; lēˌənärˈdō) ; Italian ˌ lɛɔˈnɑʀdɔ) ; Italian leˌ^ōnärˈd^ō) 1452-1519; It. painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, & scientist
- damavand — highest peak of the Elburz Mountains, N Iran: 18,934 ft (5,771 m)
- danilova — Alexandra [al-ig-zan-druh,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-druh] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə/ (Show IPA), 1904?–97, Russian ballet dancer.
- danville — city in S Va., near the N.C. border: pop. 48,000
- davenant — Sir William. 1606–68, English dramatist and poet: poet laureate (1638–68). His plays include Love and Honour (1634)
- daventry — a town in central England, in Northamptonshire: light industries, site of an important international radio transmitter. Pop: 21 731 (2001)
- davidson — Jo(seph)1883-1952; U.S. sculptor