8-letter words containing v, a, i, n
- ovations — Plural form of ovation.
- overlain — past participle of overlie.
- pavilion — a light, usually open building used for shelter, concerts, exhibits, etc., as in a park or fair.
- pavillon — the bell of a wind instrument.
- pavonine — of or like a peacock.
- peruvian — Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- pivotman — a pivot (def 7b).
- pulvinar — a cushioned couch kept in readiness for any visitation of a god. a cushioned seat at a circus.
- ravaging — to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
- raveling — a tangle or complication.
- ravening — rapacious; voracious.
- reinvade — to enter (a country, territory, etc) by military force again
- rivaling — 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
- sanative — having the power to heal; curative.
- sandiver — a whitish, saline scum formed on the surface of molten glass.
- savaging — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- savoring — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- 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.
- slavonia — a historic region in N Croatia.
- slavonic — Slavonian.
- sleaving — to divide or separate into filaments, as silk.
- slovenia — a republic in SE Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 7819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Capital: Ljubljana.
- spavined — suffering from or affected with spavin.
- stanovoi — a mountain range in the E Russian Federation in Asia: a watershed between the Pacific and Arctic oceans; highest peak, 8143 feet (2480 meters).
- starving — very hungry
- stave in — to break or crush inward
- stovaine — a drug used for anaesthetic purposes and as a cocaine substitute
- suivante — a lady's maid or companion, particularly in 17th century France, who was elevated among other servants and served as a confidante and particular companion for her mistress
- sullivan — Annie (Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy) 1866–1936, U.S. teacher of Helen Keller.
- svengali — a person who completely dominates another, usually with selfish or sinister motives.
- sylvania — a town in NW Ohio.
- synovial — a lubricating fluid resembling the white of an egg, secreted by certain membranes, as those of the joints.
- tastevin — small shallow cup for wine tasting
- unactive — inactive, listless, or idle
- univalve — having one valve.
- univocal — having only one meaning; unambiguous.
- unnative — not native or natural
- unvaried — characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified: varied backgrounds.
- unviable — capable of living.
- unwaived — to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
- unwaving — a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell.
- urban iv — (Jacques Pantaléon) died 1264, French ecclesiastic: pope 1261–64.
- urban vi — (Bartolomeo Prignano) c1318–89, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1378–89.
- vacating — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
- vacation — a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
- vaccinal — of, relating to, or caused by vaccine or vaccination.
- vaccinee — a person who receives a vaccination.
- vaccinia — a variant of the cowpox virus that became established in vaccines derived from cowpox-inoculated humans.
- vacherin — a soft French or Swiss cheese made from cows' milk