8-letter words containing e, r, i, v, a
- rotative — rotating or pertaining to rotation.
- sandiver — a whitish, saline scum formed on the surface of molten glass.
- savorier — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- savories — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- shivaree — a mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple; charivari.
- shrieval — of, belonging to, or relating to a sheriff.
- svizzera — Italian name of Switzerland.
- tractive — having or exerting traction; drawing.
- trivalve — having three valves, as a shell.
- unvaried — characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified: varied backgrounds.
- vacherin — a soft French or Swiss cheese made from cows' milk
- vagaries — an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance: the vagaries of weather; the vagaries of the economic scene.
- valerian — (Publius Licinius Valerianus) died a.d. c260, Roman emperor 253–60.
- valkyrie — any of the beautiful maidens attendant upon Odin who bring the souls of slain warriors chosen by Odin or Tyr to Valhalla and there wait upon them.
- valorise — to provide for the maintaining of the value or price of (a commercial commodity) by a government's purchasing the commodity at the fixed price or by its making special loans to the producers.
- valorize — to provide for the maintaining of the value or price of (a commercial commodity) by a government's purchasing the commodity at the fixed price or by its making special loans to the producers.
- vampires — a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.
- vaporise — to cause to change into vapor.
- vaporize — to cause to change into vapor.
- variable — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- variance — the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
- variceal — of or relating to a varix
- varicose — abnormally or unusually enlarged or swollen: a varicose vein.
- varietal — of, pertaining to, designating, or characteristic of a variety.
- varitype — to operate a Varityper.
- velarium — an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- velarize — to pronounce with velar articulation.
- veracity — habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness: He was not noted for his veracity.
- verbatim — word for word and letter for letter; in exactly the same words.
- verbiage — overabundance or superfluity of words, as in writing or speech; wordiness; verbosity.
- 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.
- verlaine — Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
- veronica — a female given name.
- versiera — witch of Agnesi.
- vertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- vespiary — a nest of social wasps.
- vestiary — of or relating to garments or vestments.
- viameter — an early form of odometer designed to measure the distance travelled by a carriage
- viatores — a wayfarer; traveler.
- vibrance — moving to and fro rapidly; vibrating.
- vicarage — the residence of a vicar.
- vicarate — vicariate.
- vicaress — a rank of nun
- vicenary — of, relating to, or consisting of twenty.
- villager — an inhabitant of a village.
- vinegary — of the nature of or resembling vinegar; sour; acid: a vinegary taste.
- vineyard — a plantation of grapevines, especially one producing grapes for winemaking.
- vinifera — of, relating to, or derived from a European grape, Vitis vinifera, widely cultivated for making wine and raisins and for table use.
- vintager — a person who helps in the harvest of grapes for winemaking.