8-letter words containing l, o, v, e
- leo viii — died a.d. 965, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 963–965.
- levation — The act of raising; elevation or upward motion, such as that produced by the action of a levator muscle.
- levators — Plural form of levator.
- levertov — Denise, 1923–97, U.S. poet, born in England.
- levodopa — a synthetic substance, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , that is converted in the brain to dopamine: used chiefly in the treatment of parkinsonism.
- levogyre — an anticlockwise spiral
- levulose — fructose.
- lie over — to stay and wait until some future time
- live oak — an evergreen oak, Quercus virginiana, of the southern U.S., having a short, broad trunk and shiny, oblong leaves: the state tree of Georgia.
- live off — survive on, be supported by
- live one — being alive; living; alive: live animals.
- live out — residing away from the place of one's employment: a live-out cook.
- live-out — residing away from the place of one's employment: a live-out cook.
- liveblog — a blog containing entries about an event that are written and posted while the event is taking place.
- livelock — (computing) A condition resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.
- livelong — (of time) whole or entire, especially when tediously long, slow in passing, etc.: We picked apples the livelong day.
- locative — (in certain inflected languages) noting a case whose distinctive function is to indicate place in or at which, as Latin domī “at home.”.
- locavore — a person who makes an effort to eat food that is grown, raised, or produced locally, usually within 100 miles of home.
- longeval — Long-lived; longevous.
- longview — a city in NE Texas.
- longwave — (of radio waves) Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.
- lookover — A brief visual inspection.
- louvered — any of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain.
- love rat — Journalists sometimes use love rat to refer to a man who treats his partner in a cruel way, especially by having sexual relationships with other people.
- love set — a set in which one's opponent fails to win a game.
- loveable — of such a nature as to attract love; deserving love; amiable; endearing.
- lovebird — any of various small parrots, especially of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets.
- lovebite — Alternative spelling of love bite.
- loved-up — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- lovefest — (informal) An effusive exchange of good will.
- lovelace — Richard, 1618–56, English poet.
- loveland — a city in N Colorado.
- loveless — without any love: a loveless marriage.
- lovelier — charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.
- lovelies — charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.
- lovelily — charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.
- lovelock — any lock of hair hanging or worn separately from the rest of the hair.
- lovelorn — being without love; forsaken by one's lover.
- loveness — Love.
- loverboy — A male lover, especially a young one.
- loveseat — a chair or small upholstered sofa for two persons.
- loveship — The act of falling in or making love; courtship.
- lovesick — languishing with love: a lovesick adolescent.
- lovesome — inspiring love; lovely; lovable.
- lovesong — Alternative spelling of love song.
- lovevine — a leafless parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta
- malenkov — Georgi Maximilianovich [gyi-awr-gyee muh-ksyi-myi-lyah-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi mə ksyɪ myɪˈlyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1902–88, Russian political leader: premier of the Soviet Union 1953–55.
- mazeltov — Alternative spelling of mazel tov.
- megavolt — a unit of electromotive force, equal to one million volts. Abbreviation: MV.
- movables — Plural form of movable.