8-letter words containing l, a, v
- rivalize — to become a rival
- rivalled — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- rondavel — a circular often thatched building with a conical roof
- salivary — a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
- salivate — to produce saliva.
- salvable — fit for or capable of being saved or salvaged.
- salvador — a coastal state of E Brazil. 216,130 sq. mi. (559,700 sq. km). Capital: Salvador.
- salvagee — a rope on sailing ship
- salvages — the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
- salvific — of or relating to redemptive power.
- savagely — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- save-all — a means, contrivance, or receptacle for preventing loss or waste.
- saveable — to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
- savourly — in a savouring or enjoyable manner; passionately
- sayville — a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- scaevola — Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA) (or Caius, ) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Mucius [myoo-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈmyu ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA) fl. 6th century b.c., Roman hero.
- selvagee — rope wound round and used as straps or stoppers on ships
- semioval — shaped like half of an oval
- septleva — (in the card game of basset) an amount seven times as high as the player's original stake
- servable — to act as a servant.
- servqual — the provision of high-quality products by an organization backed by a high level of service for consumers
- severals — being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind: several ways of doing it.
- shrieval — of, belonging to, or relating to a sheriff.
- silvanus — the god of forests and uncultivated land, later worshiped under three aspects, as the protector of the house, of the herds, and of the boundaries of the farm.
- silvassa — a union territory of India, located between Gujarat and Maharashtra, N of Mumbai. 190 sq. mi. (491 sq. km). Capital: Silvassa.
- silvatic — of or relating to the forest; sylvan
- silvical — relating to silvics
- slavonia — a historic region in N Croatia.
- slavonic — Slavonian.
- sleaving — to divide or separate into filaments, as silk.
- slovakia — a republic in central Europe: formerly a part of Czechoslovakia; under German protection 1939–45; independent since 1993. 18,931 sq. mi. (49,035 sq. km). Capital: Bratislava.
- slovenia — a republic in SE Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 7819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Capital: Ljubljana.
- smallvdm — (tool)
- solvable — capable of being solved, as a problem.
- solvated — a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- solvates — a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- souvlaki — a dish similar to shish kebab made with lamb.
- statvolt — the electrostatic unit of electromotive force or potential difference, approximately equivalent to 300 volts and equal to the electromotive force or potential difference that will cause a current of one statampere to flow through a conductor with a resistance of one statohm.
- subviral — of or relating to any macromolecule smaller in size or possessing a lesser degree of organization than a comparable intact viral particle.
- subvocal — mentally formulated as words, especially without vocalization.
- sullivan — Annie (Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy) 1866–1936, U.S. teacher of Helen Keller.
- surveyal — the action of surveying
- survival — the act or fact of surviving, especially under adverse or unusual circumstances.
- svalbard — Norwegian name of Spitsbergen.
- svengali — a person who completely dominates another, usually with selfish or sinister motives.
- svetlana — a female given name.
- sylvaner — a white grape grown in the Alsace region of France and in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria.
- sylvania — a town in NW Ohio.
- sylvanus — Silvanus.
- sylvatic — sylvan.