8-letter words containing r, v, a
- pyruvate — an ester or salt of pyruvic acid.
- quavered — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- ravaging — to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
- rave on! — Sarcastic invitation to continue a rave, often by someone who wishes the raver would get a clue but realises this is unlikely.
- raveling — a tangle or complication.
- ravelled — to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
- ravening — rapacious; voracious.
- ravenous — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- ravigote — a highly seasoned velouté with white wine and vinegar, butter, cream, and mushrooms cooked in liquor, usually served hot with variety meats and poultry.
- ravisher — to fill with strong emotion, especially joy.
- re-avail — to avail (someone or something) again
- reactive — tending to react.
- readvise — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
- receival — the act of receiving or state of being received; receipt
- redgrave — Sir Michael (Scudamore) [skuhd-uh-mawr,, -mohr,, skoo-duh-] /ˈskʌd əˌmɔr,, -ˌmoʊr,, ˈsku də-/ (Show IPA), 1908–85, English actor.
- reinvade — to enter (a country, territory, etc) by military force again
- relative — a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- relevant — bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
- renovate — to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
- reproval — the act of reproving.
- rev-head — a motor-sport enthusiast
- revamped — to renovate, redo, or revise: We've decided to revamp the entire show.
- revanche — the policy of a state intent on regaining areas of its original territory that have been lost to other states as a result of war, a treaty signed under duress, etc.
- revealed — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- revealer — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- revenant — a person who returns.
- revenual — of or relating to revenue
- reversal — an act or instance of reversing.
- reviewal — the act of reviewing.
- rig veda — one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- rig-veda — one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- rivaless — a female rival
- rivaling — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- rivality — rivalry
- rivalize — to become a rival
- rivalled — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- riverman — a boatman or a man earning his living working on a river
- riverway — the part of a river that boats can travel on, or the route or course of a river
- romanovs — a member of the imperial dynasty of Russia that ruled from 1613 to 1917.
- rondavel — a circular often thatched building with a conical roof
- rotative — rotating or pertaining to rotation.
- rotovate — to break up (the surface of the earth, or an area of ground) using a Rotavator
- sakharov — Andrei (Dmitrievich) [ahn-drey di-mee-tree-uh-vich;; Russian uhn-dryey dmyee-tryi-yi-vyich] /ˈɑn dreɪ dɪˈmi tri ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌnˈdryeɪ ˈdmyi tryɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1921–1989, Russian nuclear physicist and human-rights advocate: Nobel Peace Prize 1975.
- salivary — a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
- salvador — a coastal state of E Brazil. 216,130 sq. mi. (559,700 sq. km). Capital: Salvador.
- sandiver — a whitish, saline scum formed on the surface of molten glass.
- sarajevo — a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945–92) a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. 19,909 sq. mi. (51,565 sq. km). Capital: Sarajevo.
- savagery — an uncivilized or barbaric state or condition; barbarity.
- save for — Save for means the same as save.
- savegard — safe conduct, protection