8-letter words containing o, l, i, v
- overkill — the capacity of a nation to destroy, by nuclear weapons, more of an enemy than would be necessary for a military victory.
- overlaid — simple past tense of overlie.
- overlain — past participle of overlie.
- overlied — to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
- overlier — someone or something that overlies
- overline — a cutline, usually of one line, appearing over a picture, cartoon, etc.
- overlive — to live longer than (another person)
- overmild — too mild
- overmilk — to milk too much
- oversail — a projection
- overslip — to leave out; miss.
- overtoil — to work too hard
- overveil — to cover over
- overwily — too crafty
- ovicidal — a substance or preparation, especially an insecticide, capable of killing egg cells.
- pavilion — a light, usually open building used for shelter, concerts, exhibits, etc., as in a park or fair.
- pavillon — the bell of a wind instrument.
- pluviose — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fifth month of the year, extending from January 20 to February 18.
- pluvious — of or relating to rain; rainy.
- proclive — having an inclination towards an action; prone
- proviral — relating to a provirus
- pulvilio — a perfumed powder
- rivulose — (of plants) having irregular lines
- rovingly — in a roving manner
- semioval — shaped like half of an oval
- slavonia — a historic region in N Croatia.
- slavonic — Slavonian.
- slipover — of or denoting a garment that can be put on easily over the head
- slovakia — a republic in central Europe: formerly a part of Czechoslovakia; under German protection 1939–45; independent since 1993. 18,931 sq. mi. (49,035 sq. km). Capital: Bratislava.
- slovenia — a republic in SE Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 7819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Capital: Ljubljana.
- solutive — a solvent or laxative
- souvlaki — a dish similar to shish kebab made with lamb.
- synovial — a lubricating fluid resembling the white of an egg, secreted by certain membranes, as those of the joints.
- univocal — having only one meaning; unambiguous.
- unloving — feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances.
- valorise — to provide for the maintaining of the value or price of (a commercial commodity) by a government's purchasing the commodity at the fixed price or by its making special loans to the producers.
- valorize — to provide for the maintaining of the value or price of (a commercial commodity) by a government's purchasing the commodity at the fixed price or by its making special loans to the producers.
- variolar — variolous
- velation — pronunciation with velar articulation.
- velobind — a technique for binding books or documents that uses a narrow plastic strip along the length of the front and back binding edges and plastic pegs to attach the strips through holes punched in the pages.
- velocity — rapidity of motion or operation; swiftness; speed: a high wind velocity.
- vertisol — a clay-rich soil in which deep cracks form during the dry season.
- victrola — a gramophone
- villadom — villas collectively.
- vindaloo — a very hot Indian curry made with meat or poultry, flavored with tamarind, vinegar, and garlic.
- vinolent — fond of wine; drunken
- vinology — the scientific study of wines and winemaking
- vinously — in a vinous manner
- violable — capable of being violated: a violable precept.
- violated — to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).