8-letter words containing r, e, v, a
- hiveward — (of a bee's movement) towards the hive
- hovercar — A fictional motor car that hovers a short distance above the ground.
- iarovize — to vernalize.
- indeavor — Obsolete form of endeavor.
- interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- invaders — Plural form of invader.
- jarovize — to vernalize.
- kefauver — Estes [es-tis] /ˈɛs tɪs/ (Show IPA), 1903–63, U.S. political leader: U.S. senator 1949–63.
- kristeva — Julia, born 1941, French literary theorist, critic, and psychoanalyst, born in Bulgaria.
- la verne — a town in S California.
- lavalier — an ornamental pendant, usually jeweled, worn on a chain around the neck.
- lavatera — (botany) Any of the genus Lavatera of malvaceous flowering plants.
- lavender — a pale bluish purple.
- laverock — a lark, especially a skylark.
- lawgiver — a person who promulgates a law or a code of laws.
- lay over — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- layovers — Plural form of layover.
- le havre — a seaport in N France, at the mouth of the Seine.
- levanter — a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean.
- levators — Plural form of levator.
- leverage — the action of a lever, a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
- levirate — the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
- livetrap — a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
- liveware — /li:v'weir/ 1. A less common synonym for wetware 2. (Cambridge) Vermin. "Waiter, there's some liveware in my salad."
- locavore — a person who makes an effort to eat food that is grown, raised, or produced locally, usually within 100 miles of home.
- love rat — Journalists sometimes use love rat to refer to a man who treats his partner in a cruel way, especially by having sexual relationships with other people.
- macgyver — Alternative spelling of MacGyver.
- makeover — remodeling; renovation; restoration: The old house needs a complete makeover.
- maneuver — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- maneuvre — (nonstandard) alternative spelling of maneuver.
- mangrove — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
- manoever — Misspelling of manoeuvre or 'maneuver'.
- manouver — Misspelling of maneuver.
- manouvre — Misspelling of manoeuvre.
- maravedi — a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.
- margrave — (formerly) the hereditary title of the rulers of certain European states.
- marveled — something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
- maverick — Southwestern U.S. an unbranded calf, cow, or steer, especially an unbranded calf that is separated from its mother.
- musgrave — Thea. born 1928, Scottish composer, noted esp for her operas
- navicert — A form of passport permitting a neutral ship to traverse a blockade in wartime.
- nekrasov — Nikolai Alekseyevich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1821–77, Russian poet, who wrote chiefly about the sufferings of the peasantry
- nervular — of or pertaining to nervules in a plant
- newwaver — a member of a new wave
- novenary — A group of nine.
- novercal — of, like, or befitting a stepmother.
- olivares — Conde-Ducque de, title of Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimental. 1587–1645, Spanish statesman: court favourite and prime minister (1621–43) of Philip IV. His attempts to establish Hapsburg domination of Europe ended in failure
- outbrave — to stand up to; face defiantly: to outbrave charges of misconduct.
- ovariole — any of several tubules that compose an insect ovary.
- ovenware — heat-resistant dishes of glass, pottery, etc., for baking and serving food; bakeware.
- over all — over the whole extent; from end to end