6-letter words containing a, v, o
- goaves — plural of goaf.
- godiva — ("Lady Godiva") died 1057, wife of Leofric. According to legend, she rode naked through the streets of Coventry, England, to win relief for the people from a burdensome tax.
- gonave — Also called Gonâve Island. an island in the Gulf of Gonaïves, in W Haiti. 287 sq. mi. (743 sq. km).
- gravol — an antihistamine used in the prevention of nausea, esp in travel sickness; dimenhydrinate
- havior — (obsolete) behaviour; demeanor.
- havocs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of havoc.
- incavo — the incised or hollowed out part of an intaglio carving
- ivanov — Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich [fsye-vuh-luh t vyi-chyi-slah-vuh-vyich] /ˈfsyɛ və lət vyɪ tʃyɪˈslɑ və vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1963, Russian playwright.
- jivaro — a member of a group of American Indian peoples of eastern Ecuador and northern Peru, formerly renowned for their custom of preserving the hair and shrunken skin from the severed heads of enemies.
- jovial — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- jovian — (Flavius Claudius Jovianus) a.d. 331?–364, Roman emperor 363–364.
- karpov — Anatoly [an-uh-toh-lee;; Russian uh-nuh-taw-lyee] /ˌæn əˈtoʊ li;; Russian ʌ nʌˈtɔ lyi/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Russian chess player.
- laevo- — on or towards the left
- lavabo — Ecclesiastical. the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory in the Mass, accompanied in the Roman rite by the recitation of Psalm 26:6–12. the passage recited. the small towel or the basin used.
- loaves — plural of loaf1 .
- louvar — a red-finned, deep-sea, tropical fish, Luvarus imperialis, having the vent at the base of the pectoral fin.
- lovage — a European plant, Levisticum officinale, of the parsley family, having coarsely toothed compound leaves, cultivated in gardens.
- markov — See Andrei Markov, Markov chain, Markov model, Markov process.
- mavors — Mars.
- mohave — a member of a North American Indian tribe belonging to the Yuman linguistic family, formerly located in the Colorado River valley of Arizona and California.
- mojave — a member of a North American Indian tribe belonging to the Yuman linguistic family, formerly located in the Colorado River valley of Arizona and California.
- morava — German March. a river in central Europe, flowing S from NE Czech Republic, along part of the border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and Slovakia and Austria, into the Danube W of Bratislava. 240 miles (385 km) long.
- moshav — a cooperative community in Israel made up of small farm units.
- moskva — Russian name of Moscow.
- movant — (legal) The party who moves for the judge to rule in favor of a motion.
- navaho — a member of the principal tribe of the southern division of the Athabaskan stock of North American Indians, located in New Mexico and Arizona, and now constituting the largest tribal group in the U.S.
- navajo — a member of the principal tribe of the southern division of the Athabaskan stock of North American Indians, located in New Mexico and Arizona, and now constituting the largest tribal group in the U.S.
- novara — a city in NE Piedmont, in NW Italy.
- novate — To replace something with something new.
- novato — a city in W California, N of San Francisco.
- novena — a devotion consisting of nine separate days of prayers or services.
- octave — Music. a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone. the interval encompassed by such tones. the harmonic combination of such tones. a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.
- 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°.
- ogival — Having the curved, pointed shape of an ogive.
- olaf v — 1903–91, king of Norway 1957–91.
- olav v — 1903–91, king of Norway 1957–91.
- olivia — a female given name, form of Olive.
- 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.
- ovalle — a city in central Chile.
- ovally — In an oval shape.
- ovambo — a member of a mixed Khoikhoi and Negroid people of southern Africa, living chiefly in N Namibia: noted for their skill in metal work
- ovated — Ovate.
- ovator — a person who takes part in ovation for someone
- ovisac — a sac or capsule containing an ovum or ova.
- ovular — pertaining to or of the nature of an ovule.
- padova — Italian name of Padua.
- pavior — a person that paves; paver.
- pavlov — Ivan Petrovich [ee-vahn pyi-traw-vyich] /iˈvɑn pyɪˈtrɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1849–1936, Russian physiologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1904.
- pavone — a peacock
- reavow — to declare frankly or openly; own; acknowledge; confess; admit: He avowed himself an opponent of all alliances.