5-letter words containing r, a, v
- reval — former German name of Tallinn.
- rival — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- saver — to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
- savor — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- taver — to wander, to digress
- trave — a device to inhibit a wild or untrained horse or one being shod.
- vaire — of Russian squirrel fur
- vairy — decorated with a vair or vairs
- vajra — (in Vedic mythology) the thunderbolt of Indra.
- valor — boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery: a medal for valor.
- vaner — a lake in SW Sweden. 2141 sq. mi. (5545 sq. km).
- vanir — a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- vapor — a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air: the vapors rising from the bogs.
- varah — (Edward) Chad. 1911–2007, British Anglican clergyman, who founded (1953) the Samaritans counselling service
- varan — any carnivorous lizard of the Varinidae family found in Asia, Africa, and Australia and ranging in length up to 3 metres
- varas — a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- vardy — a verdict or opinion
- varec — the ash obtained from kelp
- varia — a variant reading.
- varix — Also called varicosity. Pathology. a permanent abnormal dilation and lengthening of a vein, usually accompanied by some tortuosity; a varicose vein.
- varna — a seaport in NE Bulgaria, on the Black Sea.
- varro — Marcus Terentius [tuh-ren-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /təˈrɛn ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), c116–27? b.c, Roman scholar and author.
- varus — abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline.
- varve — (in lake sediments) an annual deposit usually consisting of two layers, one of fine materials and the other of coarse.
- velar — of or relating to a velum, especially the soft palate.
- veras — a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- verna — a female given name.
- vicar — Church of England. a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong. the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- vidar — a son of Odin, who will survive Ragnarok after killing Fenrir.
- viral — of, relating to, or caused by a virus.
- virga — streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- vitra — (in prescriptions) glass.
- volar — pertaining to or used for flight.
- vraic — a seaweed found in the Channel Islands
- waver — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.