8-letter words containing i, s, v
- venusian — of or relating to the planet Venus.
- verifies — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- veristic — the theory that rigid representation of truth and reality is essential to art and literature, and therefore the ugly and vulgar must be included.
- verities — the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality: to question the verity of a statement.
- versicle — a little verse.
- versiera — witch of Agnesi.
- vertices — a plural of vertex.
- vertisol — a clay-rich soil in which deep cracks form during the dry season.
- vesalius — Andreas [ahn-dre-ahs] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1514–64, Flemish anatomist.
- vesicant — producing a blister or blisters, as a medicinal substance; vesicating.
- vesicate — to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
- vespiary — a nest of social wasps.
- vespucci — Amerigo [uh-mer-i-goh;; Italian ah-me-ree-gaw] /əˈmɛr ɪˌgoʊ;; Italian ˌɑ mɛˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), (Americus Vespucius) 1451–1512, Italian merchant, adventurer, and explorer after whom America was named.
- vestiary — of or relating to garments or vestments.
- vestigia — a vestigial structure of any kind; vestige.
- vesuvian — of, relating to, or resembling Mount Vesuvius; volcanic.
- vesuvius — Mount, an active volcano in SW Italy, near Naples. Its eruption destroyed the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum a.d. 79. About 3900 feet (1190 meters).
- viatores — a wayfarer; traveler.
- vibrissa — one of the stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as a whisker of a cat.
- vicaress — a rank of nun
- viceless — free from vices.
- victress — a woman who is victorious.
- victuals — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- viennese — of, relating to, or characteristic of Vienna: a Viennese waltz; a Viennese café.
- viewless — giving no view: a viewless window.
- vigilius — died a.d. 555, pope 537–555.
- vigorish — a charge paid on a bet, as to a bookie.
- vigoroso — (a musical direction) vigorous or spirited in manner.
- vigorous — full of or characterized by vigor: a vigorous effort.
- vildness — vileness
- vileness — wretchedly bad: a vile humor.
- villages — The, a city in central Oklahoma.
- villiers — Frederic, 1852–1922, English artist and war correspondent.
- vin rosé — rosé
- vinasses — the residuum in a still after distillation; slop.
- vinnitsa — a city in central Ukraine, on the Bug River.
- vinosity — the collective characteristics of a wine, especially its distinctive taste.
- vinously — in a vinous manner
- viperous — of the nature of or resembling a viper: a viperous movement.
- virilism — a female disorder in which there is development of secondary male sexual characteristics, as hirsutism and lowered voice, caused by various conditions affecting hormone regulation.
- virtuosa — a female virtuoso; a woman with exceptional talent or skill, especially in music.
- virtuosi — a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field.
- virtuoso — a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field.
- virtuous — conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright: Lead a virtuous life.
- virusoid — a small particle of RNA associated with the larger RNA of some infectious plant viruses.
- viscacha — a burrowing rodent, Lagostomus maximus, about the size of a groundhog, inhabiting the pampas of Paraguay and Argentina, allied to the chinchilla.
- viscaria — any plant of the Eurasian perennial genus Viscaria, closely related to genus Lychnis, in which it is sometimes included: low-growing, with pink, white, or purple flowers: family Carophyllaceae
- visceral — of or relating to the viscera.
- visconti — an Italian family that ruled Milan and Lombardy from 1277 to 1447.
- viscount — a nobleman next below an earl or count and next above a baron.