7-letter words containing h, i, v
- mitzvah — any of the collection of 613 commandments or precepts in the Bible and additional ones of rabbinic origin that relate chiefly to the religious and moral conduct of Jews.
- nineveh — an ancient empire in SW Asia: greatest extent from about 750 to 612 b.c. Capital: Nineveh.
- overhit — to hit too hard or too far, as in tennis.
- pahlavi — the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to the 10th centuries.
- peevish — cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent: a peevish youngster.
- pehlevi — the Pahlavi language.
- seviche — a Latin American dish consisting of small pieces of raw fish or shellfish marinated in lime juice with chilies, chopped tomatoes, and herbs: it is served chilled, often as an appetizer
- shavian — of, relating to, or characteristic of George Bernard Shaw or his works: Shavian humor.
- shaving — the act, process, or an instance of shaving or being shaved.
- shively — a city in N Kentucky, near Louisville.
- shivers — an attack of shivering, esp caused by fear or illness
- shivery — readily breaking into shivers or fragments; brittle.
- shiviti — a Jewish plaque found in homes and synagogues and inscribed with Psalm 16:8
- shoving — the act of pushing hard
- shrieve — sheriff.
- shrivel — shrink, dry up
- shriven — a past participle of shrive.
- shriver — (Robert) Sargent, Jr [sahr-juh nt] /ˈsɑr dʒənt/ (Show IPA), 1915–2011, U.S. businessman and government official: first director of the U.S. Peace Corps, 1961–66.
- slavish — of or befitting a slave: slavish subjection.
- thieves — a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny.
- thriven — to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
- thriver — to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
- thrives — to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
- v-eight — noting an internal-combustion engine having two opposed banks of four cylinders, each inclined so that the axes of the cylinders form a V -shaped angle as seen from the end of the engine.
- vampish — the portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes.
- varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- vehicle — any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport: a motor vehicle; space vehicles.
- vihuela — an obsolete plucked stringed instrument of Spain, related to the guitar
- villach — a city in S central Austria, on the Drava River: nearby hot mineral springs. Pop: 57 497 (2002)
- virchow — Rudolf [roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–1902, German pathologist, anthropologist, and political leader.
- vishing — the illegal use of voice-over-internet technology to gain access to credit card numbers or bank details
- voguish — being in vogue; fashionable; chic.
- whovian — a fan of the science fiction television series Doctor Who
- wolvish — Alternative form of wolfish.
- yeshiva — an Orthodox Jewish school for the religious and secular education of children of elementary school age.
- zhivkov — Todor [taw-dawr] /ˈtɔ dɔr/ (Show IPA), 1911–98, Bulgarian political leader: prime minister 1962–71, president 1971–89.