8-letter words containing p, v, s
- pulvinus — Botany. a cushionlike swelling at the base of a leaf or leaflet, at the point of junction with the axis.
- pushover — Informal. anything done easily.
- r.s.v.p. — to reply to an invitation: Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
- rsvp'ing — to reply to an invitation: Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
- septleva — (in the card game of basset) an amount seven times as high as the player's original stake
- seven-up — all fours (def 2).
- shape_vc — A code management system which offers version control functionality similar to systems like RCS or SCCS with some extensions and a more Unix-like command interface.
- slipover — of or denoting a garment that can be put on easily over the head
- sorptive — the state or process of being sorbed.
- spavined — suffering from or affected with spavin.
- spivvery — the characteristic behaviour of a spiv
- sportive — playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry: a sportive puppy.
- stepover — an instance of raising the foot over the ball while in possession in order to wrong-foot an opponent
- stopover — a brief stop in the course of a journey, as to eat, sleep, or visit friends.
- stovetop — the upper surface of a stove, especially the area used for cooking: a stovetop cluttered with unwashed pots and pans.
- sverdrup — Otto Neumann [awt-toh noi-mahn] /ˈɔt toʊ ˈnɔɪ mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1855?–1930, Norwegian explorer of the Arctic.
- v-shaped — having the shape of the letter V : a V-shaped flying formation.
- vampires — a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.
- vaporise — to cause to change into vapor.
- vaporish — of the nature of or resembling vapor: a vaporish chiffon dress.
- vaporous — having the form or characteristics of vapor: a vaporous cloud.
- vax mips — (benchmark) (Or VAX Unit of Performance, VUP) The processing power normally attributed to a Digital Equipment Corporation VAX 11/780. Future VAX systems were rated according to this scale (e.g. VAX 8350's being 2.7 VUPs per CPU). A MicroVAX II is normally associated with 0.9 VUPs and at a later time the MicroVUP was coined to rate VAX workstations. The use of the VUP by Digital Equipment Corporation has been replaced with more standard benchmarks (SPECint and SPECfp) in the DEC Alpha processor systems.
- vbscript — Visual BASIC Script
- vesperal — the part of an antiphonary containing the chants for vespers.
- vespiary — a nest of social wasps.
- vespucci — Amerigo [uh-mer-i-goh;; Italian ah-me-ree-gaw] /əˈmɛr ɪˌgoʊ;; Italian ˌɑ mɛˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), (Americus Vespucius) 1451–1512, Italian merchant, adventurer, and explorer after whom America was named.
- vest top — a sleeveless top; a top with thin shoulder straps
- viperous — of the nature of or resembling a viper: a viperous movement.
- vorspiel — an introductory movement to a musical work, especially a prelude or overture.
- wavetops — Plural form of wavetop.