8-letter words containing d, a, r, e, v
- overawed — Impress (someone) so much that they become silent or inhibited.
- overclad — wearing too many clothes
- overdare — to dare too much
- overdate — a coin stamped from a die altered to show a year subsequent to that for which it was cut.
- overdear — too costly or expensive
- overdraw — to draw upon (an account, allowance, etc.) in excess of the balance standing to one's credit or at one's disposal: It was the first time he had ever overdrawn his account.
- overglad — too glad
- overgoad — to goad excessively
- overhand — thrown or performed with the hand raised over the shoulder; overarm: overhand stroke.
- overhard — too hard
- overhead — over one's head; aloft; up in the air or sky, especially near the zenith: There was a cloud overhead.
- overlade — to overload (usually used in past participle overladen): a table overladen with rich food.
- overlaid — simple past tense of overlie.
- overland — by land; on terrain: to travel overland rather than by sea.
- overlard — to cover with lard
- overload — to load to excess; overburden: Don't overload the raft or it will sink.
- overpaid — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- overread — to read over or reread
- quavered — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- ravelled — to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
- readvise — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
- redgrave — Sir Michael (Scudamore) [skuhd-uh-mawr,, -mohr,, skoo-duh-] /ˈskʌd əˌmɔr,, -ˌmoʊr,, ˈsku də-/ (Show IPA), 1908–85, English actor.
- reinvade — to enter (a country, territory, etc) by military force again
- rev-head — a motor-sport enthusiast
- revamped — to renovate, redo, or revise: We've decided to revamp the entire show.
- revealed — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- rig veda — one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- rig-veda — one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- rivalled — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- rondavel — a circular often thatched building with a conical roof
- sandiver — a whitish, saline scum formed on the surface of molten glass.
- savegard — safe conduct, protection
- traveled — used or designed for use while traveling: a travel alarm clock.
- uncarved — (of food) not carved or carved up
- unvaried — characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified: varied backgrounds.
- valdemar — Waldemar I
- vartabed — (in the Armenian church) a doctor, master, or teacher
- verandah — Also, verandah. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house; gallery.
- verdancy — green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass: a verdant oasis.
- verdandi — any of three goddesses of fate, the goddess of the past (Urd) the goddess of the present (Verdandi) and the goddess of the future (Skuld)
- veridian — a long-lasting, bluish-green pigment, consisting of a hydrated oxide of chromium.
- vineyard — a plantation of grapevines, especially one producing grapes for winemaking.
- visegrad — a town in N Hungary, NW of Budapest on the Danube: site of summit in 1991 of the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland.
- vreeland — Diana Dalziel [dee-el] /diˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1906–89, U.S. columnist and fashion editor, born in France.
- waivered — Allowed by waiver; permitted by exception granted from otherwise applicable rules.