5-letter words containing l, a, v
- orval — (botany) Salvia horminum, a kind of sage.
- oslav — Old (Church) Slavonic
- ovals — Plural form of oval.
- ravel — to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
- reval — former German name of Tallinn.
- rival — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- salve — a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- salvo — a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.
- selva — a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- silva — the forest trees of a particular area.
- slave — a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- sylva — the forest trees of a particular area.
- tavel — a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- uvula — the small, fleshy, conical body projecting downward from the middle of the soft palate.
- vagal — of or relating to a vagus nerve.
- vakil — a native lawyer.
- valdo — Peter, Pierre Waldo.
- vales — a valley.
- valet — a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- valid — sound; just; well-founded: a valid reason.
- valla — Lorenzo [law-ren-dzaw] /lɔˈrɛn dzɔ/ (Show IPA), 1407–57, Italian humanist and critic.
- valor — boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery: a medal for valor.
- valse — waltz.
- value — relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess.
- valve — any device for halting or controlling the flow of a liquid, gas, or other material through a passage, pipe, inlet, outlet, etc.
- vasal — of or relating to a body vessel
- vault — the act of vaulting.
- vealy — resembling veal.
- velar — of or relating to a velum, especially the soft palate.
- velma — a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- venal — willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary: a venal judge.
- vidal — (Eugene Luther) Gore, 1925–2012, U.S. novelist, essayist, and playwright.
- villa — Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Doroteo Arango"Pancho Villa") 1877–1923, Mexican general and revolutionist.
- vilma — a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- vinal — a type of manmade fibre partly composed of vinyl alcohol units
- viola — a female given name.
- viral — of, relating to, or caused by a virus.
- vital — of or relating to life: vital processes.
- vlach — a member of a people living in scattered communities in the Balkans.
- vmail — a mail system used by U.S. armed forces during World War II.
- vocal — of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
- voila — used to reveal, show off
- volar — pertaining to or used for flight.
- volga — a river flowing from the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation E and then S to the Caspian Sea: the longest river in Europe. 2325 miles (3745 km).
- volta — turn; time (used in phrases): una volta (“once”); prima volta (“first time”).
- volva — the membranous envelope that encloses the base of various mushrooms formed when the velum ruptures.
- vulva — the external female genitalia.