8-letter words containing n, o, v, a
- gas oven — a domestic oven heated by gas
- glazunov — Alexander Konstantinovitch [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-,, kon-stuh n-tee-nuh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-,, ˌkɒn stənˈti nə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr kən stʌnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1865–1936, Russian composer.
- gloveman — fielder.
- gonaives — Gulf of, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea, between the two peninsulas of W Haiti.
- graviton — the theoretical quantum of gravitation, usually assumed to be an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of two.
- handover — the act of relinquishing property, authority, etc.: a handover of occupied territory.
- hangover — the disagreeable physical aftereffects of drunkenness, such as a headache or stomach disorder, usually felt several hours after cessation of drinking.
- hannover — a member of the royal family that ruled Great Britain under that name from 1714 to 1901.
- have-not — Usually, have-nots. an individual or group that is without wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have).
- heavy on — using large quantities of
- hov lane — a highway or street lane for high-occupancy vehicles, usually marked with large diamond shapes on the pavement.
- in favor — in agreement
- in vacuo — in a vacuum.
- indeavor — Obsolete form of endeavor.
- innovada — An object-oriented extension to Ada, said to be Lisp-like. Implemented as an Ada preprocessor.
- innovate — to introduce something new; make changes in anything established.
- invasion — an act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, especially by an army.
- invocate — invoke.
- lavation — the process of washing.
- levation — The act of raising; elevation or upward motion, such as that produced by the action of a levator muscle.
- livonian — a former Russian province on the Baltic: now part of Latvia and Estonia.
- longeval — Long-lived; longevous.
- longwave — (of radio waves) Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.
- loveland — a city in N Colorado.
- 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.
- mangrove — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
- manoever — Misspelling of manoeuvre or 'maneuver'.
- manouver — Misspelling of maneuver.
- manouvre — Misspelling of manoeuvre.
- masvingo — a city in S central Zimbabwe.
- moldovan — official name of Moldavia (def 2).
- monclova — a city in NE Mexico.
- monrovia — a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.
- montalvo — Garci Ordóñez de [gahr-thee awr-th aw-nyeth th e] /gɑrˈθi ɔrˈðɔ nyɛθ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) 15th-century Spanish writer.
- moravian — pertaining to Moravia or its inhabitants.
- nanovolt — An SI unit of electrical potential.
- navarino — a seaport in the SW Peloponnesus, in SW Greece: Turkish and Egyptian fleets defeated near here in a naval battle 1827.
- naviform — Shaped like a boat.
- nazimova — Alla [ah-luh] /ˈɑ lə/ (Show IPA), 1879–1945, Russian actress in the U.S.
- nekrasov — Nikolai Alekseyevich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1821–77, Russian poet, who wrote chiefly about the sufferings of the peasantry
- nivation — erosion resulting from the action of frost beneath a snowbank.
- no savvy — I don't (he doesn't, etc) understand
- nonavian — Not avian.
- nonnaval — Not naval.
- nonrival — (of goods or resources) capable of being enjoyed or consumed by many consumers simultaneously and therefore without rivalry, eg cable television
- nonvalid — not valid; invalid
- nonviral — not caused by a virus, not viral in origin
- nonvital — not vital
- nonvocal — of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
- novalike — Resembling a nova or some aspect of one.