8-letter words containing p, v
- perverse — willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.
- perviate — to enter, bore into, or run through
- pervious — admitting of passage or entrance; permeable: pervious soil.
- petavius — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 100 miles (160 km) in diameter from crest to crest.
- philip v — 1683–1746, king of Spain 1700–46.
- piassava — Also called monkey grass. a coarse, woody fiber obtained from either of two palms, Leopoldina piassaba or Attalea funifera, of South America, used in making brooms, mats, etc.
- picowave — to irradiate (food) with gamma rays in order to retard spoilage.
- pius vii — (Luigi Barnaba Chiaramonti) 1740–1823, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1800–23.
- 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).
- plausive — applauding.
- 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.
- precaval — See under vena cava.
- preloved — previously used or owned; secondhand.
- preserve — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- preshave — a liquid preparation, usually containing alcohol, for applying to the face to dry the skin and beard before shaving with an electric razor.
- presolve — to solve beforehand
- prevalue — to value beforehand
- previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- previsit — to visit beforehand
- previsor — to foresee.
- primeval — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- prithivi — a Vedic goddess personifying the earth and fertility.
- privates — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- 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