8-letter words containing p, o, v
- overspin — topspin.
- overstep — to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one's authority.
- overtrip — to tread lightly over
- overtype — to replace (typed text) by typing new text in the same place
- overwrap — to cover with a wrapping
- oviposit — to deposit or lay eggs, especially by means of an ovipositor.
- parvanov — Georgi. born 1957, Bulgarian politician: president of Bulgaria (2000–2012)
- passover — Also called Pesach, Pesah. a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan and is celebrated for eight days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for seven days by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel.
- 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.
- paviotso — Northern Paiute (def 1).
- pavlodar — a city in NE Kazakhstan.
- pavonine — of or like a peacock.
- pervious — admitting of passage or entrance; permeable: pervious soil.
- picowave — to irradiate (food) with gamma rays in order to retard spoilage.
- pivot on — If one thing pivots on another, it depends on it.
- pivoting — a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
- pivotman — a pivot (def 7b).
- 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.
- postcava — See under vena cava.
- 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.
- preloved — previously used or owned; secondhand.
- presolve — to solve beforehand
- previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- previsor — to foresee.
- privy to — knowing: sth confidential
- pro-verb — a word that can substitute for a verb or verb phrase, as do in They never attend board meetings, but we do regularly.
- proclive — having an inclination towards an action; prone
- provable — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- provably — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- provence — a region in SE France, bordering on the Mediterranean: formerly a province; famous for medieval poetry and courtly traditions.
- proverbs — a word that can substitute for a verb or verb phrase, as do in They never attend board meetings, but we do regularly.
- provided — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- provider — Internet Access Provider
- province — an administrative division or unit of a country.
- proviral — relating to a provirus
- 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.
- provoked — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- provoker — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- pudovkin — Vsevolod Ilarionovich [fsye-vuh-luh t ee-luh-ryi-aw-nuh-vyich] /ˈfsyɛ və lət i lə ryɪˈɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1953, Russian motion-picture director.
- pugachov — Yemelyan Ivanovich. 1726–75, Russian Cossack rebel, leader of a major revolt against the government of Catherine II: executed
- pullover — Also called slipover. a garment, especially a sweater, that must be drawn over the head to be put on.
- pulvilio — a perfumed powder
- purveyor — a person who purveys, provides, or supplies: a purveyor of foods; a purveyor of lies.
- pushover — Informal. anything done easily.