8-letter words containing n, u, v
- unhalved — not divided in half
- univalve — having one valve.
- universe — the totality of known or supposed objects and phenomena throughout space; the cosmos; macrocosm.
- univocal — having only one meaning; unambiguous.
- unlevied — (of a tax, fine, or other sum of money) not levied
- unlively — full or suggestive of life or vital energy; active, vigorous, or brisk: a lively discussion.
- unlovely — not lovely; without beauty or charm.
- unloving — feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances.
- unmoving — not moving; still; motionless.
- unnative — not native or natural
- unnerved — to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
- unproved — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- unproven — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- unsavory — not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal.
- unserved — to act as a servant.
- unsevere — harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- unshaved — to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
- unshaven — a past participle of shave.
- unsolved — to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain: to solve the mystery of the missing books.
- unvalued — highly regarded or esteemed: a valued friend.
- unvaried — characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified: varied backgrounds.
- unveiled — not hidden by a veil or other covering; bare.
- unveiler — someone who or that which removes a veil (literally or figuratively); someone who unveils or reveals
- unveined — not veined; not having veins; not marked with veins or vein-like lines
- unvented — not vented; not furnished with vents
- unversed — experienced; practiced; skilled; learned (usually followed by in): She was well versed in Greek and Latin.
- unvested — held completely, permanently, and inalienably: vested rights.
- unvetted — not vetted or thoroughly examined
- unviable — capable of living.
- unviewed — an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
- unvirtue — absence or lack of virtue; the state of having no virtue; vice
- unvoiced — not voiced; not uttered: unvoiced complaints.
- unvulgar — not vulgar or common; refined; free from vulgarity
- unwaived — to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
- unwaving — a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell.
- urban iv — (Jacques Pantaléon) died 1264, French ecclesiastic: pope 1261–64.
- urban vi — (Bartolomeo Prignano) c1318–89, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1378–89.
- uv index — a measure, on a scale of 0 to 11, of the intensity of ultraviolet radiation from the sun at the sun's highest point on a particular day in a particular place, a higher number indicating greater exposure.
- vaginula — a little sheath, as found on the stalk of mosses
- vallhund — a breed of small herding dog, originally from Sweden
- van duyn — Mona, 1921–2004, U.S. poet: U.S. poet laureate 1992.
- vanadium — a rare element occurring in certain minerals and obtained as a light-gray powder with a silvery luster or as a ductile metal: used as an ingredient of steel to toughen it and increase its shock resistance. Symbol: V; atomic weight: 50.942; atomic number: 23; specific gravity: 5.96.
- vanadous — containing divalent or trivalent vanadium.
- vanbrugh — John, 1664–1726, English dramatist and architect.
- vanguard — the foremost division or the front part of an army; advance guard; van.
- vanquish — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- vargueno — a fall-front desk of the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries, having the form of a chest upon a small table.
- vaulting — the act of vaulting.
- vauntery — bravado; boasting
- vauntful — boastful.