8-letter words containing e, v, r, a
- devaluer — One who, or that which, devalues.
- deverbal — (of a noun or adjective) derived from a verb.
- deviator — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- drivable — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- drive at — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- driveway — a road, especially a private one, leading from a street or other thoroughfare to a building, house, garage, etc.
- durative — noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing incomplete or continued action. Beat and walk are durative in contrast to strike and step.
- duvalier — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), ("Papa Doc") 1907–71, Haitian physician and dictator: president 1957–71.
- eavedrop — A drop falling from the eaves of a building; an eavesdrop.
- edward v — 1470–83, king of England 1483 (son of Edward IV).
- elevator — A platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels.
- endeavor — Try hard to do or achieve something.
- enervate — Cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.
- engraved — Cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object.
- engraver — A person who engraves.
- engraves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engrave.
- enravish — to enchant
- enslaver — One that enslaves.
- ergative — Relating to or denoting a case of nouns (in some languages, e.g., Basque and Eskimo) that identifies the subject of a transitive verb and is different from the case that identifies the subject of an intransitive verb.
- everlast — (intransitive) To last always or forever; continue; endure; remain.
- everyday — Happening or used every day; daily.
- everyman — In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort.
- everyway — (dated) In every way, however possible.
- evocator — Someone who evokes.
- failover — A method of protecting computer systems from failure, in which standby equipment automatically takes over when the main system fails.
- fairview — a town in NE New Jersey.
- favorite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
- favoured — Treated or regarded with partiality.
- favourer — Alternative form of favorer.
- flavored — (of food or drink) having a particular type of taste.
- flavorer — One who or that which flavors.
- foveolar — a small fovea; a very small pit or depression.
- gavarnie — a waterfall in SW France, in the Pyrenees. 1384 feet (422 meters) high.
- give ear — to give attention, esp. favorable attention; listen; heed
- gladvert — an advertisement that can be tailored to match the emotional state of the viewer
- gravamen — the part of an accusation that weighs most heavily against the accused; the substantial part of a charge or complaint.
- graveled — Simple past tense and past participle of gravel.
- gravelly — of, like, or abounding in gravel.
- gravidae — a woman's status regarding pregnancy; usually followed by a roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has been pregnant.
- greaving — Present participle of greave.
- grievand — One who is the object of a formal grievance.
- grievant — a person who submits a complaint for arbitration.
- guaviare — a river in central and E Colombia, flowing E to the Orinoco River. 650 (1046 km) long.
- handover — the act of relinquishing property, authority, etc.: a handover of occupied territory.
- hangover — the disagreeable physical aftereffects of drunkenness, such as a headache or stomach disorder, usually felt several hours after cessation of drinking.
- hannover — a member of the royal family that ruled Great Britain under that name from 1714 to 1901.
- harvests — Plural form of harvest.
- havering — a borough of Greater London, England.
- havocker — a person who causes havoc
- hayfever — Alternative spelling of hay fever.