8-letter words containing p, v
- pulvinar — a cushioned couch kept in readiness for any visitation of a god. a cushioned seat at a circus.
- pulvinus — Botany. a cushionlike swelling at the base of a leaf or leaflet, at the point of junction with the axis.
- punitive — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- purveyor — a person who purveys, provides, or supplies: a purveyor of foods; a purveyor of lies.
- pushover — Informal. anything done easily.
- put over — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- putative — commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
- pyruvate — an ester or salt of pyruvic acid.
- r.s.v.p. — to reply to an invitation: Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
- replevin — an action for the recovery of goods or chattels wrongfully taken or detained.
- reprieve — to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
- reproval — the act of reproving.
- reprover — to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.
- revamped — to renovate, redo, or revise: We've decided to revamp the entire show.
- 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.
- tip over — to cause to assume a slanting or sloping position; incline; tilt.
- tv print — a release print with a color balance and contrast range suitable for television broadcasting.
- unproved — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- unproven — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- up-river — a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
- upheaval — strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society: the upheaval of war.
- v-shaped — having the shape of the letter V : a V-shaped flying formation.
- vajpayee — A(tal) B(ihari). born 1924, Indian politician; prime minister of India (1996, 1998–2004)
- vamphorn — a megaphone in use during the 18th and early 19th centuries for public address in church services.
- vampires — a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.
- vampiric — a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.
- vamplate — a metal plate mounted on a lance in front of the grip to protect the hand.
- van pool — a type of car pool utilizing a van that can usually transport 6 to 15 passengers: often provided by a company for its commuting employees for a nominal charge or at cost.
- vape pen — an e-cigarette.
- vapidity — lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat: vapid tea.
- vaporing — that gives forth vapor.
- vaporise — to cause to change into vapor.
- vaporish — of the nature of or resembling vapor: a vaporish chiffon dress.
- vaporize — to cause to change into vapor.
- vaporous — having the form or characteristics of vapor: a vaporous cloud.
- vapulate — to beat or whip
- varitype — to operate a Varityper.
- 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.