8-letter words containing r, v
- deceiver — to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
- decemvir — (in ancient Rome) a member of a board of ten magistrates, esp either of the two commissions established in 451 and 450 bc to revise the laws
- decurved — bent or curved downwards
- delivers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deliver.
- delivery — Delivery or a delivery is the bringing of letters, parcels, or other goods to someone's house or to another place where they want them.
- depraved — Depraved actions, things, or people are morally bad or evil.
- depraver — One who depraves or corrupts.
- depraves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprave.
- deprival — to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons): to deprive a man of life; to deprive a baby of candy.
- deprived — Deprived people or people from deprived areas do not have the things that people consider to be essential in life, for example acceptable living conditions or education.
- depriver — Agent noun of deprive; one who deprives.
- deprives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprive.
- derisive — A derisive noise, expression, or remark expresses contempt.
- derivate — derived
- deriving — to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
- descrive — to describe
- deserved — rightfully earned or merited; just
- deserver — One who deserves.
- deserves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deserve.
- desilver — to remove silver from; to deprive of silver
- devaluer — One who, or that which, devalues.
- deventer — an industrial city in the E Netherlands, in Overijssel province, on the River IJssel: medieval intellectual centre; early centre of Dutch printing. Pop: 88 000 (2003 est)
- deverbal — (of a noun or adjective) derived from a verb.
- devereux — Robert, 2nd Earl of Essex, 1566–1601, British statesman, soldier, and courtier of Queen Elizabeth I.
- deviator — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- deviltry — reckless mischief, fun, etc.
- devisors — Plural form of devisor.
- devorced — Simple past tense and past participle of devorce.
- devoured — Simple past tense and past participle of devour.
- devourer — to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.
- dig over — If you dig over an area of soil, you dig it thoroughly, so that the soil becomes looser and free from lumps.
- dimitrov — Georgi [ge-awr-gi] /gɛˈɔr gɪ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1949, Bulgarian political leader: premier 1946–49.
- discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- disfavor — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disprove — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
- disserve — to be a disservice to; serve harmfully or injuriously.
- dissever — to sever; separate.
- diverged — to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.
- diverger — One who diverges.
- diverges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diverge.
- diversly — (archaic) In a divers way; severally, variously.
- diverted — to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- diverter — to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- dividers — a person or thing that divides.
- diviners — Plural form of diviner.
- divisors — Plural form of divisor.
- divorced — Cut off, or separated.
- divorcee — a divorced woman.
- divorces — Plural form of divorce.
- divulger — One who divulges something.