6-letter words containing i, r, e, v
- mervin — a male given name.
- naiver — Comparative form of naive.
- niever — a frequent misspelling of naive.
- nievre — a department in central France. 2659 sq. mi. (6885 sq. km). Capital: Nevers.
- oliver — one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne. Compare Roland.
- previn — André (ˈɒndreɪ). born 1929, US orchestral conductor, born in Germany; living in Britain; awarded an honorary knighthood (1996)
- privet — any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- quiver — a case for holding or carrying arrows.
- ravine — a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- regive — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- relive — to experience again, as an emotion.
- renvoi — the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- review — a form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
- revile — to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- revise — to amend or alter: to revise one's opinion.
- revive — to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds.
- riever — a robber or thief
- rivage — a bank, shore, or coast.
- rivera — Diego [dye-gaw] /ˈdyɛ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1957, Mexican painter.
- rivers — a person who rives.
- rivery — riverlike or having rivers
- rivets — a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- servia — former name of Serbia.
- sevier — John, 1745–1815, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier and politician: first governor of Tennessee.
- shiver — to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc.
- shrive — to impose penance on (a sinner).
- silver — consisting of, made of, or plated with silver.
- skiver — a person or thing that skives.
- sliver — a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- stiver — Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- strive — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- thrive — to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
- trivet — a special knife for cutting pile loops, as of velvet or carpets.
- vainer — excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- vanier — Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- varied — characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified: varied backgrounds.
- varier — a person or thing that varies.
- varies — to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
- veiner — a wood-carving tool
- venire — a group of people who are summoned to serve on a jury
- verbid — a nonfinite verb form; a verbal; an infinitive, participle, or gerund.
- verbis — with just so many words; in these words.
- verdin — a small, yellow-headed, titmouse-like bird, Auriparus flaviceps, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, which builds a compact, spherical nest of thorny twigs.
- verein — a union, association, or society.
- vergil — (Publius Vergilius Maro) 70–19 b.c, Roman poet: author of The Aeneid.
- verier — in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly: A giant is very tall.
- verify — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- verily — in truth; really; indeed.
- verism — the theory that rigid representation of truth and reality is essential to art and literature, and therefore the ugly and vulgar must be included.
- verist — the theory that rigid representation of truth and reality is essential to art and literature, and therefore the ugly and vulgar must be included.