8-letter words containing v, a, i, l
- 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.
- dilative — serving or tending to dilate.
- diluvial — pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge.
- diluvian — pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge.
- disavail — To disadvantage or harm.
- disgavel — to free from the tenure of gavelkind: to disgavel an estate.
- disvalue — disesteem; disparagement.
- divalent — having a valence of two, as the ferrous ion, Fe ++ .
- divalike — (literally) like a spoiled diva.
- dividual — divisible or divided.
- dovetail — a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
- drivable — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- duvalier — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), ("Papa Doc") 1907–71, Haitian physician and dictator: president 1957–71.
- effluvia — a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.
- eluviate — to undergo eluviation
- enviable — Arousing or likely to arouse envy.
- enviably — In an enviable manner or to an enviable degree.
- evadible — That can be evaded.
- evasible — That can be evaded.
- evitable — Possible to avoid; avertible.
- evitably — In an evitable way; avoidably.
- failover — A method of protecting computer systems from failure, in which standby equipment automatically takes over when the main system fails.
- festival — a day or time of religious or other celebration, marked by feasting, ceremonies, or other observances: the festival of Christmas; a Roman festival.
- galivant — Alt form gallivant.
- gallivat — (nautical) A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, used on the Malabar coast.
- galvanic — pertaining to or produced by galvanism; producing or caused by an electric current.
- gigavolt — One thousand million ( 109 ) volts. Symbol: GV.
- gingival — of or relating to the gums.
- giveable — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- go viral — If a video, image, or story goes viral, it spreads quickly and widely on the Internet through social media and e-mail.
- 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.
- helvetia — an Alpine region in Roman times, corresponding to the W and N parts of Switzerland.
- illative — of, relating to, or expressing illation; inferential: an illative word such as “therefore.”.
- illuvial — of or relating to illuviation or illuvium.
- induvial — (of a leaf, petal, or sepal) acting as induviae, decaying on the plant instead of falling off
- interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- invalids — Plural form of invalid.
- inviable — (of an organism) incapable of sustaining its own life.
- javelina — See under peccary.
- javelins — Plural form of javelin.
- jovially — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- keflavik — a town in SW Iceland, on the S shore of Faxa Bay: site of international airport.
- laevulin — a polysaccharide occurring in the tubers of certain helianthus plants
- lavalier — an ornamental pendant, usually jeweled, worn on a chain around the neck.
- lavalike — Resembling lava in one or more characteristics, such as heat or viscosity.
- lavandin — a hybrid plant with blue or grey flowers, developed by crossing true lavender with spike lavender
- lavation — the process of washing.
- lavished — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- lavishes — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.