8-letter words containing r, u, v
- survival — the act or fact of surviving, especially under adverse or unusual circumstances.
- survived — to continue to live or exist after the death, cessation, or occurrence of: His wife survived him. He survived the operation.
- survivor — a person or thing that survives.
- sverdrup — Otto Neumann [awt-toh noi-mahn] /ˈɔt toʊ ˈnɔɪ mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1855?–1930, Norwegian explorer of the Arctic.
- triumvir — Roman History. one of three officers or magistrates mutually exercising the same public function.
- trouvere — one of a class of medieval poets who flourished in northern France during the 12th and 13th centuries, wrote in langue d'oïl, and composed chiefly the chansons de geste and works on the themes of courtly love.
- trouveur — trouvère.
- truelove — a sweetheart; a truly loving or loved person.
- turgenev — Ivan Sergeevich [ee-vahn syir-gye-yi-vyich] /iˈvɑn syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1818–83, Russian novelist.
- turnover — an act or result of turning over; upset.
- uncarved — (of food) not carved or carved up
- unclever — mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- uncurved — not curved
- undriven — (of a vehicle) not driven
- universe — the totality of known or supposed objects and phenomena throughout space; the cosmos; macrocosm.
- unnerved — to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
- 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.
- unsavory — not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal.
- unserved — to act as a servant.
- unsevere — harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- unvaried — characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified: varied backgrounds.
- unveiler — someone who or that which removes a veil (literally or figuratively); someone who unveils or reveals
- unversed — experienced; practiced; skilled; learned (usually followed by in): She was well versed in Greek and Latin.
- unvirtue — absence or lack of virtue; the state of having no virtue; vice
- unvulgar — not vulgar or common; refined; free from vulgarity
- 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.
- urban iv — (Jacques Pantaléon) died 1264, French ecclesiastic: pope 1261–64.
- urban vi — (Bartolomeo Prignano) c1318–89, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1378–89.
- valorous — having valor; courageous; valiant; brave.
- valuator — to set a value on; appraise.
- valvular — having the form or function of a valve.
- vanbrugh — John, 1664–1726, English dramatist and architect.
- vanguard — the foremost division or the front part of an army; advance guard; van.
- vaporous — having the form or characteristics of vapor: a vaporous cloud.
- vargueno — a fall-front desk of the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries, having the form of a chest upon a small table.
- variorum — containing different versions of the text by various editors: a variorum edition of Shakespeare.
- vascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- vauntery — bravado; boasting
- velarium — an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- velatura — a thin layer of paint somewhat like a glaze but opaque or semi-opaque rather than transparent
- ventrous — adventurous
- ventured — an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one: a mountain-climbing venture.
- venturer — an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one: a mountain-climbing venture.
- veracruz — a state in E Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. 27,759 sq. mi. (71,895 sq. km). Capital: Jalapa.
- veratrum — any poisonous herb of N American genus Veratrum
- verecund — bashful; modest.
- verjuice — an acid liquor made from the sour juice of crab apples, unripe grapes, etc., formerly much used for culinary and other purposes.
- vermoulu — worm-eaten
- vermouth — an aromatized white wine in which herbs, roots, barks, bitters, and other flavorings have been steeped.