8-letter words containing v, a, d
- harald v — born 1937, king of Norway since 1991.
- havdalah — a religious ceremony, observed by Jews at the conclusion of the Sabbath or a festival, that consists of blessings over wine, spices, and the light of a candle.
- haviland — John, 1792–1852, English architect, in the U.S.
- havildar — A military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant.
- hindutva — (in India) a political movement advocating Hindu nationalism and the establishment of a Hindu state
- hiveward — (of a bee's movement) towards the hive
- ideative — to form an idea, thought, or image of.
- indeavor — Obsolete form of endeavor.
- induviae — withered leaves which decay on the tree instead of falling off; also, parts of petals (corolla) or sepals (calyx) with the same behaviour
- induvial — (of a leaf, petal, or sepal) acting as induviae, decaying on the plant instead of falling off
- innovada — An object-oriented extension to Ada, said to be Lisp-like. Implemented as an Ada preprocessor.
- invaders — Plural form of invader.
- invading — Present participle of invade.
- invalids — Plural form of invalid.
- ladylove — a beloved woman; sweetheart or mistress.
- lava bed — a large expanse of flat lava flows
- lavandin — a hybrid plant with blue or grey flowers, developed by crossing true lavender with spike lavender
- lavender — a pale bluish purple.
- lavished — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- leavened — Simple past tense and past participle of leaven.
- levanted — Simple past tense and past participle of levant.
- levodopa — a synthetic substance, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , that is converted in the brain to dopamine: used chiefly in the treatment of parkinsonism.
- limavady — a district of N Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 33 571 (2003 est). Area: 586 sq km (226 sq miles)
- loveland — a city in N Colorado.
- mahadeva — a name of Shiva.
- maldives — a republic in the Indian Ocean, SW of India, consisting of about 2000 islands: British protectorate 1887–1965. 115 sq. mi. (298 sq. km). Capital: Male.
- maravedi — a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.
- marveled — something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
- medevacs — Plural form of medevac.
- medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- moldavia — a region in NE Romania: formerly a principality that united with Wallachia to form Romania. Capital: Jassy.
- moldovan — official name of Moldavia (def 2).
- mordovia — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Saransk. Pop: 888 700 (2002). Area: 26 200 sq km (10 110 sq miles)
- nonvalid — not valid; invalid
- novi sad — an autonomous province within Serbia. 8303 sq. mi. (21,506 sq. km). Capital: Novi Sad.
- obviated — to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary: to obviate the risk of serious injury.
- odovacar — Odoacer.
- overaged — Aged too much.
- overawed — Impress (someone) so much that they become silent or inhibited.
- overclad — wearing too many clothes
- overdare — to dare too much
- overdate — a coin stamped from a die altered to show a year subsequent to that for which it was cut.
- overdear — too costly or expensive
- overdraw — to draw upon (an account, allowance, etc.) in excess of the balance standing to one's credit or at one's disposal: It was the first time he had ever overdrawn his account.
- overglad — too glad
- overgoad — to goad excessively
- overhand — thrown or performed with the hand raised over the shoulder; overarm: overhand stroke.
- overhard — too hard
- overhead — over one's head; aloft; up in the air or sky, especially near the zenith: There was a cloud overhead.
- overlade — to overload (usually used in past participle overladen): a table overladen with rich food.