8-letter words containing o, s, i, v
- jehovist — Yahwist.
- louis iv — ("the Bavarian") 1287?–1347, king of Germany (1314–47); emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1328–47.
- louis vi — ("the Fat") 1081–1137, king of France 1108–37.
- louis xv — 1710–74, king of France 1715–74 (great grandson of Louis XIV).
- lovelies — charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.
- loveship — The act of falling in or making love; courtship.
- lovesick — languishing with love: a lovesick adolescent.
- masvingo — a city in S central Zimbabwe.
- moiseyev — Igor Alexandrovich [ee-guh r uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /ˈi gər ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–2007, Russian dancer and choreographer.
- moshavim — Plural form of moshav.
- nosedive — a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
- novelish — (esp of a name or a person) characteristic of a novel; having qualities like those of a character or scene in a novel; fanciful; romantic
- novelism — an innovative idea or concept; innovation; novelty
- novelist — a person who writes novels.
- novi sad — an autonomous province within Serbia. 8303 sq. mi. (21,506 sq. km). Capital: Novi Sad.
- objvlisp — 1984. An object-oriented extension of Vlisp. Reflective architecture.
- obviates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obviate.
- octavius — a male given name.
- olivares — Conde-Ducque de, title of Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimental. 1587–1645, Spanish statesman: court favourite and prime minister (1621–43) of Philip IV. His attempts to establish Hapsburg domination of Europe ended in failure
- omissive — neglecting; leaving out.
- outlives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outlive.
- ovarious — belonging or relating to eggs, or consisting of eggs
- ovaritis — oophoritis.
- ovations — Plural form of ovation.
- overfish — to fish (an area) excessively; to exhaust the supply of usable fish in (certain waters): Scientists are concerned that fishing boats may overfish our coastal waters.
- oversail — a projection
- oversick — too sick
- overside — over the side, as of a ship.
- oversize — of excessive size; unusually large: an oversize cigar.
- overskip — to skip over
- overslip — to leave out; miss.
- overspin — topspin.
- overstir — to stir too much
- overswim — to swim across
- overwise — excessively or unusually wise: overwise for a child of her age.
- oviposit — to deposit or lay eggs, especially by means of an ovipositor.
- paviotso — Northern Paiute (def 1).
- pervious — admitting of passage or entrance; permeable: pervious soil.
- 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.
- positive — admitting of no question: positive proof.
- postdive — following a dive, esp a scuba dive
- poxvirus — any of a group of large, brick-shaped DNA-containing viruses that infect humans and other animals, including the viruses of smallpox and various other poxes.
- previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- previsor — to foresee.
- provirus — a viral form that is incorporated into the genetic material of a host cell.
- provisor — a purveyor
- provisos — a clause in a statute, contract, or the like, by which a condition is introduced.
- reovirus — any large virus of the family Reoviridae, having double-stranded RNA and a polyhedral capsid, including those causing infantile gastroenteritis.
- revision — the act or work of revising.