8-letter words containing n, o, a, v
- unavowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
- univocal — having only one meaning; unambiguous.
- unsavory — not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal.
- vacation — a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
- vagabond — wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic: a vagabond tribe.
- vamphorn — a megaphone in use during the 18th and early 19th centuries for public address in church services.
- van gogh — Vincent [vin-suh nt;; Dutch vin-sent] /ˈvɪn sənt;; Dutch vɪnˈsɛnt/ (Show IPA), 1853–90, Dutch painter.
- van loon — Hendrik Willem [hen-drik vil-uh m] /ˈhɛn drɪk ˈvɪl əm/ (Show IPA), 1882–1944, U.S. author, born in the Netherlands.
- van pool — a type of car pool utilizing a van that can usually transport 6 to 15 passengers: often provided by a company for its commuting employees for a nominal charge or at cost.
- van vogt — A(lfred) E(lton) 1912–2000, U.S. science-fiction writer, born in Canada.
- vanadous — containing divalent or trivalent vanadium.
- vanitory — a combined dressing table and lavatory basin.
- vaporing — that gives forth vapor.
- vargueno — a fall-front desk of the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries, having the form of a chest upon a small table.
- velation — pronunciation with velar articulation.
- venation — the arrangement of veins, as in a leaf or in the wing of an insect.
- venogram — an x-ray of the veins produced by venography.
- veronica — a female given name.
- vexation — the act of vexing.
- vindaloo — a very hot Indian curry made with meat or poultry, flavored with tamarind, vinegar, and garlic.
- visional — of or relating to visions.
- vizcaino — Sebastián [Spanish se-vahs-tyahn] /Spanish ˌsɛ vɑsˈtyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1550?–1628? Spanish explorer in the Americas.
- vocalion — a type of reed instrument which resembles a human voice
- vocation — a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling.
- voidance — the act of voiding.
- volcanic — of or relating to a volcano: a volcanic eruption.
- volitant — engaged in or having the power of flight.
- volkmann — (Friedrich) Robert, 1815–83, German composer.
- volplane — to glide toward the earth in an airplane, with no motor power or with the power shut off.
- volscian — of or relating to the Volsci or to their language.
- voyaging — a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.