6-letter words containing n, a, v
- incavo — the incised or hollowed out part of an intaglio carving
- invade — to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent: Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
- ivanov — Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich [fsye-vuh-luh t vyi-chyi-slah-vuh-vyich] /ˈfsyɛ və lət vyɪ tʃyɪˈslɑ və vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1963, Russian playwright.
- ivtran — Parallel Fortran for the Illiac IV. 1966.
- jovian — (Flavius Claudius Jovianus) a.d. 331?–364, Roman emperor 363–364.
- kazvin — a city in NW Iran, NW of Teheran: capital of Persia in the 16th century.
- kievan — of or relating to Kiev.
- knaves — an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person.
- lavern — Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- laving — to wash; bathe.
- leaven — a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- levant — to leave secretly or hurriedly to avoid paying debts.
- malvin — (biochemistry) An anthocyanin, a diglucoside of malvidin, found in very many foods.
- marvin — a male given name.
- mavens — An expert or connoisseur.
- mavins — an expert or connoisseur.
- movant — (legal) The party who moves for the judge to rule in favor of a motion.
- naevus — (anatomy) A pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal area on the skin. Naevi may be congenital or acquired. This term is reserved for benign skin lesions.
- naiver — Comparative form of naive.
- narvik — a seaport in N Norway.
- native — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
- navaho — a member of the principal tribe of the southern division of the Athabaskan stock of North American Indians, located in New Mexico and Arizona, and now constituting the largest tribal group in the U.S.
- navaid — an electronic aid to navigation.
- navajo — a member of the principal tribe of the southern division of the Athabaskan stock of North American Indians, located in New Mexico and Arizona, and now constituting the largest tribal group in the U.S.
- navels — Plural form of navel.
- navies — the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- navig. — navigation
- navsat — navigational satellite.
- nerval — neural.
- nevada — a state in the W United States. 110,540 sq. mi. (286,300 sq. km). Capital: Carson City. Abbreviation: NV (for use with zip code), Nev.
- novara — a city in NE Piedmont, in NW Italy.
- novate — To replace something with something new.
- novato — a city in W California, N of San Francisco.
- novena — a devotion consisting of nine separate days of prayers or services.
- pavane — a stately dance dating from the 16th century.
- paving — Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
- pavone — a peacock
- qazvin — a city in NW Iran, NW of Teheran: capital of Persia in the 16th century.
- ravana — (in the Ramayana) the king of Ceylon who abducts Sita, the wife of Ramachandra, and is later defeated by Ramachandra.
- ravine — a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- raving — extravagantly flattering or enthusiastic: rave reviews of a new play.
- satnav — Satnav is a system that uses information from satellites to find the best way of getting to a place. It is often found in cars. Satnav is an abbreviation for 'satellite navigation'.
- savant — a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar.
- savine — a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- saving — tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.
- savona — a city in N Italy on the Mediterranean.
- shaven — a past participle of shave.
- silvan — of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods.
- spavin — a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
- sylvan — of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods.