8-letter words containing r, v, a
- hangover — the disagreeable physical aftereffects of drunkenness, such as a headache or stomach disorder, usually felt several hours after cessation of drinking.
- hannover — a member of the royal family that ruled Great Britain under that name from 1714 to 1901.
- harald v — born 1937, king of Norway since 1991.
- harvests — Plural form of harvest.
- havering — a borough of Greater London, England.
- havildar — A military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant.
- havocker — a person who causes havoc
- hayfever — Alternative spelling of hay fever.
- hiveward — (of a bee's movement) towards the hive
- hovawart — a medium-sized strongly-built dog of a breed with a long thick coat, a thick tuft of hair round the neck, and a long bushy tail
- hovercar — A fictional motor car that hovers a short distance above the ground.
- hrvatska — Croatian name of Croatia.
- iarovize — to vernalize.
- in favor — in agreement
- indeavor — Obsolete form of endeavor.
- interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- invaders — Plural form of invader.
- jarovize — to vernalize.
- kasparov — Gary or Garry, born 1963, Armenian chess player.
- kauravas — (in the Mahabharata) the cousins and enemies of the Pandavas.
- 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.
- lavaform — in the form of lava
- lavalier — an ornamental pendant, usually jeweled, worn on a chain around the neck.
- lavatera — (botany) Any of the genus Lavatera of malvaceous flowering plants.
- lavatory — a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities.
- 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.
- mahavira — Vardhamana.
- makarova — Natalia [nuh-tal-yuh,, -tahl-;; Russian nuh-tah-lyuh] /nəˈtæl yə,, -ˈtɑl-;; Russian nʌˈtɑ lyə/ (Show IPA), born 1940, Soviet ballerina, in the U.S. and England since 1970.
- 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.