8-letter words containing r, v, a
- vineyard — a plantation of grapevines, especially one producing grapes for winemaking.
- vinifera — of, relating to, or derived from a European grape, Vitis vinifera, widely cultivated for making wine and raisins and for table use.
- vintager — a person who helps in the harvest of grapes for winemaking.
- violator — to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- viraemia — a condition in which virus particles circulate and reproduce in the bloodstream
- viraemic — of, relating to, or affected by viraemia
- virality — the condition or fact of being rapidly spread or popularized by means of people communicating with each other, especially through the Internet: We’re looking for ways to increase the virality of our web content.
- virginal — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a virgin: virginal purity.
- virginia — a state in the E United States, on the Atlantic coast: part of the historical South. 40,815 sq. mi. (105,710 sq. km). Capital: Richmond. Abbreviation: VA (for use with zip code), Va.
- viridian — a long-lasting, bluish-green pigment, consisting of a hydrated oxide of chromium.
- virtanen — Artturi Ilmari [ahrt-too-ri il-mah-ri] /ˈɑrt tʊ rɪ ˈɪl mɑ rɪ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1973, Finnish biochemist: Nobel prize 1945.
- virtuosa — a female virtuoso; a woman with exceptional talent or skill, especially in music.
- viscaria — any plant of the Eurasian perennial genus Viscaria, closely related to genus Lychnis, in which it is sometimes included: low-growing, with pink, white, or purple flowers: family Carophyllaceae
- visceral — of or relating to the viscera.
- visegrad — a town in N Hungary, NW of Budapest on the Danube: site of summit in 1991 of the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland.
- vittoria — a female given name, Italian form of Victoria.
- vivarium — a place, such as a laboratory, where live animals or plants are kept under conditions simulating their natural environment, as for research.
- vivipara — a division of vertebrates that produce offspring that develop as embryos within the female parent and thus are born live
- vladimir — Saint. Also, Vladimir I, Wladimir. (Vladimir the Great) a.d. c956–1015, first Christian grand prince of Russia 980–1015.
- voltaire — (François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- voracity — the condition or quality of being voracious.
- vortical — of or relating to a vortex.
- votaress — a woman who is a votary.
- votaries — a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
- votarist — a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
- voyageur — (in Canada) a person who is an expert woodsman, boatman, and guide in remote regions, especially one employed by fur companies to transport supplies to and from their distant stations.
- vraicker — a person who gathers vraic
- vreeland — Diana Dalziel [dee-el] /diˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1906–89, U.S. columnist and fashion editor, born in France.
- vuillard — (Jean) Édouard [zhahn ey-dwar] /ʒɑ̃ eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1868–1940, French painter.
- vulgarly — characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
- vulgars' — characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
- waivered — Allowed by waiver; permitted by exception granted from otherwise applicable rules.
- wakeover — A sleepover party in a public place, such as a church, at which little or no sleep actually gets done.
- walkover — Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
- waveform — the shape of a wave, a graph obtained by plotting the instantaneous values of a periodic quantity against the time.
- waverers — Plural form of waverer.
- wavering — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- waverley — a city in New South Wales, SE Australia, near Sydney.
- wharves' — a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier.
- whatever — in any amount; to any extent: whatever merit the work has.
- wrapover — (of a garment, esp a skirt) not sewn up at one side, but worn wrapped round the body and fastened so that the open edges overlap
- yarovize — to vernalize.