8-letter words containing l, e, v, s
- novelist — a person who writes novels.
- novellas — Plural form of novella.
- olivares — Conde-Ducque de, title of Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimental. 1587–1645, Spanish statesman: court favourite and prime minister (1621–43) of Philip IV. His attempts to establish Hapsburg domination of Europe ended in failure
- outlives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outlive.
- ovalness — The quality of being oval.
- overalls — overalls, (used with a plural verb) loose, sturdy trousers, usually with a bib or biblike piece to which shoulder straps are attached, originally worn over other trousers to protect them, as by factory workers or farmers. long waterproof leggings.
- overlush — excessively lush
- overplus — an excess over a particular amount; surplus: After the harvest the overplus was distributed among the tenantry.
- oversail — a projection
- oversale — the selling of more than is available
- oversalt — to put too much salt in
- oversell — to sell more of (a stock, product, etc.) than can be delivered.
- overslip — to leave out; miss.
- overslow — too slow
- oversold — simple past tense and past participle of oversell.
- oversoul — (especially in transcendentalism) a supreme reality or mind; the spiritual unity of all being.
- palstave — a bronze celt fitted into a split wooden handle.
- plausive — applauding.
- pluviose — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fifth month of the year, extending from January 20 to February 18.
- presolve — to solve beforehand
- resilver — to silver again, to coat or plate again with silver
- resolved — firm in purpose or intent; determined.
- resolver — to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
- revelers — to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in): to revel in luxury.
- reversal — an act or instance of reversing.
- revilers — to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- revulsed — affected by revulsion.
- rivaless — a female rival
- rivulose — (of plants) having irregular lines
- salivate — to produce saliva.
- salvable — fit for or capable of being saved or salvaged.
- salvagee — a rope on sailing ship
- salvages — the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
- 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.
- 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
- selvedge — the edge of woven fabric finished so as to prevent raveling, often in a narrow tape effect, different from the body of the fabric.
- 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.
- severely — harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- shelving — material for shelves.
- shoveled — an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
- shoveler — a person or thing that shovels.
- shrieval — of, belonging to, or relating to a sheriff.