8-letter words containing v, a, i, l
- proviral — relating to a provirus
- pulvinar — a cushioned couch kept in readiness for any visitation of a god. a cushioned seat at a circus.
- raveling — a tangle or complication.
- re-avail — to avail (someone or something) again
- receival — the act of receiving or state of being received; receipt
- relative — a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- reviewal — the act of reviewing.
- 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.
- 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.
- salivate — to produce saliva.
- salvific — of or relating to redemptive power.
- sayville — a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- semioval — shaped like half of an oval
- shrieval — of, belonging to, or relating to a sheriff.
- silvanus — the god of forests and uncultivated land, later worshiped under three aspects, as the protector of the house, of the herds, and of the boundaries of the farm.
- silvassa — a union territory of India, located between Gujarat and Maharashtra, N of Mumbai. 190 sq. mi. (491 sq. km). Capital: Silvassa.
- silvatic — of or relating to the forest; sylvan
- silvical — relating to silvics
- slavonia — a historic region in N Croatia.
- slavonic — Slavonian.
- sleaving — to divide or separate into filaments, as silk.
- slovakia — a republic in central Europe: formerly a part of Czechoslovakia; under German protection 1939–45; independent since 1993. 18,931 sq. mi. (49,035 sq. km). Capital: Bratislava.
- slovenia — a republic in SE Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 7819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Capital: Ljubljana.
- souvlaki — a dish similar to shish kebab made with lamb.
- subviral — of or relating to any macromolecule smaller in size or possessing a lesser degree of organization than a comparable intact viral particle.
- sullivan — Annie (Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy) 1866–1936, U.S. teacher of Helen Keller.
- survival — the act or fact of surviving, especially under adverse or unusual circumstances.
- svengali — a person who completely dominates another, usually with selfish or sinister motives.
- sylvania — a town in NW Ohio.
- sylvatic — sylvan.
- synovial — a lubricating fluid resembling the white of an egg, secreted by certain membranes, as those of the joints.
- tel aviv — a city in W central Israel: one of the centers of Jewish immigration following World War II.
- travails — painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
- trivalve — having three valves, as a shell.
- univalve — having one valve.
- univocal — having only one meaning; unambiguous.
- unviable — capable of living.
- vaccinal — of, relating to, or caused by vaccine or vaccination.
- vagility — the ability of an organism to move about freely and migrate.
- vaginula — a little sheath, as found on the stalk of mosses
- valdivia — a seaport in S Chile.
- valencia — Guillermo León [gee-yer-maw le-awn] /giˈyɛr mɔ lɛˈɔn/ (Show IPA), 1909–71, Colombian diplomat and statesman: president 1962–66.
- valentia — a port in E Spain, capital of Valencia province, on the Mediterranean: the third largest city in Spain; capital of the Moorish kingdom of Valencia (1021–1238); university (1501). Pop: 780 653 (2003 est)
- valerian — (Publius Licinius Valerianus) died a.d. c260, Roman emperor 253–60.
- valeting — a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- valiance — valiant nature or quality; valor; bravery; courage.