8-letter words containing g, o, v, e
- livelong — (of time) whole or entire, especially when tediously long, slow in passing, etc.: We picked apples the livelong day.
- longeval — Long-lived; longevous.
- longview — a city in NE Texas.
- longwave — (of radio waves) Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.
- lovesong — Alternative spelling of love song.
- mangrove — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
- mcgovern — George (Stanley) 1922–2012, U.S. politician: Democratic presidential candidate 1972, senator 1963–81.
- megavolt — a unit of electromotive force, equal to one million volts. Abbreviation: MV.
- over-age — If you are over-age, you are officially too old to do something.
- over-egg — to do too much of; elaborate on excessively; overdo: used mainly in the phrase over-egg the (or one's) pudding, to mar an undertaking by doing more than is necessary or desirable
- overaged — Aged too much.
- overages — Plural form of overage.
- overdogs — Plural form of overdog.
- overedge — (sewing) To overlock.
- overgall — to make sore all over
- overgang — to dominate
- overgear — to cause (a company) to have too high a proportion of loan stock and preference shares in comparison to its ordinary share capital
- overgild — to cover with gilding.
- overgird — to gird too tightly
- overgive — to give up
- overglad — too glad
- overgoad — to goad excessively
- overgrow — to grow over; cover with a growth of something.
- overhang — to hang or be suspended over: A great chandelier overhung the ballroom.
- overhigh — too high
- overhung — simple past tense and past participle of overhang.
- overking — a supreme king
- overlong — too or excessively long
- overurge — to urge too strongly
- overwing — to fly above
- ravigote — a highly seasoned velouté with white wine and vinegar, butter, cream, and mushrooms cooked in liquor, usually served hot with variety meats and poultry.
- regroove — a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
- ringdove — a small Old World dove, Streptopelia risoria, having a black half ring around the nape of the neck.
- travelog — a lecture, slide show, or motion picture describing travels.
- v region — variable region.
- vargueno — a fall-front desk of the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries, having the form of a chest upon a small table.
- venogram — an x-ray of the veins produced by venography.
- venology — phlebology.
- verge on — the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud.
- vietcong — a Communist-led army and guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought its government and was supported by North Vietnam.
- vigneron — a winemaker.
- virogene — a type of virus-forming gene
- vogueing — a dance style of the late 1980s, in which a fashion model's movements and postures are imitated in a highly stylized manner
- vonnegut — Kurt, Jr. 1922–2007, U.S. novelist.
- voyageur — (in Canada) a person who is an expert woodsman, boatman, and guide in remote regions, especially one employed by fur companies to transport supplies to and from their distant stations.
- wingover — an airplane maneuver involving a steep, climbing turn to a near stall, then a sharp drop of the nose, a removal of bank, and a final leveling off in the opposite direction.