8-letter words containing g, o, v
- grievous — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- grooving — 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.
- groveled — (US) Simple past form of grovel.
- groveler — to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- hangover — the disagreeable physical aftereffects of drunkenness, such as a headache or stomach disorder, usually felt several hours after cessation of drinking.
- have got — have, possess
- hovering — Present participle of hover.
- hungover — hung (def 3).
- in vogue — fashionable
- ingroove — to cut a groove into
- invoking — Present participle of invoke.
- jugoslav — a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.
- kidglove — diplomatic, careful or tactful
- leave go — to stop holding
- levogyre — an anticlockwise spiral
- liveblog — a blog containing entries about an event that are written and posted while the event is taking place.
- 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.
- louvring — to make a louver in; add louvers to: to louver a door.
- lovesong — Alternative spelling of love song.
- lovingly — feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances.
- 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.
- masvingo — a city in S central Zimbabwe.
- 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.
- movingly — capable of or having movement: a moving object.
- novating — Present participle of novate.
- novgorod — a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, SE of St. Petersburg: a former capital of Russia.
- okavango — a river in central Africa, flowing SE from Angola to Botswana. About 1000 miles (1610 km) long.
- okovango — a river in central Africa, flowing SE from Angola to Botswana. About 1000 miles (1610 km) long.
- outvying — to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority: Swimmers from many nations were vying for the title.
- 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