8-letter words containing d, e, v, r
- readvise — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
- received — generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea.
- recurved — curved upward, as the bill of a bird.
- redgrave — Sir Michael (Scudamore) [skuhd-uh-mawr,, -mohr,, skoo-duh-] /ˈskʌd əˌmɔr,, -ˌmoʊr,, ˈsku də-/ (Show IPA), 1908–85, English actor.
- redivert — to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- redivide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- reduviid — assassin bug.
- reinvade — to enter (a country, territory, etc) by military force again
- relevied — an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- relieved — to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- reserved — kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
- resolved — firm in purpose or intent; determined.
- 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.
- revelled — to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in): to revel in luxury.
- revenged — to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit: He revenged his murdered brother.
- reverend — (initial capital letter) (used as a title of respect applied or prefixed to the name of a member of the clergy or a religious order): Reverend Timothy Cranshaw; Reverend Mother.
- reversed — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
- reverted — to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc.: They reverted to the ways of their forefathers.
- revetted — to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- revolted — to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny: to revolt against the present government.
- revulsed — affected by revulsion.
- rietveld — Gerrit Thomas [kher-it toh-mahs] /ˈxɛr ɪt ˈtoʊ mɑs/ (Show IPA), 1888–1964, Dutch architect.
- 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.
- ringdove — a small Old World dove, Streptopelia risoria, having a black half ring around the nape of the neck.
- rivalled — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- riverbed — the channel in which a river flows or formerly flowed.
- rivetted — a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- 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
- shivered — to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc.
- silvered — consisting of, made of, or plated with silver.
- skydiver — freefalling parachutist
- sourveld — (in South Africa) a type of grazing characterized by long coarse grass
- surveyed — to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
- survived — to continue to live or exist after the death, cessation, or occurrence of: His wife survived him. He survived the operation.
- svedberg — The(odor) [tey-oh-dawr] /ˈteɪ oʊˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1884–1971, Swedish chemist: Nobel prize 1926.
- sverdrup — Otto Neumann [awt-toh noi-mahn] /ˈɔt toʊ ˈnɔɪ mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1855?–1930, Norwegian explorer of the Arctic.
- traveled — used or designed for use while traveling: a travel alarm clock.
- uncarved — (of food) not carved or carved up
- uncurved — not curved
- undriven — (of a vehicle) not driven
- unnerved — to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
- unproved — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- unserved — to act as a servant.
- unvaried — characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified: varied backgrounds.
- unversed — experienced; practiced; skilled; learned (usually followed by in): She was well versed in Greek and Latin.