8-letter words containing v, a, i
- stovaine — a drug used for anaesthetic purposes and as a cocaine substitute
- stravaig — Scot., Irish, and North England. to wander aimlessly.
- subvicar — an assistant to a vicar; a subordinate vicar
- subviral — of or relating to any macromolecule smaller in size or possessing a lesser degree of organization than a comparable intact viral particle.
- 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.
- 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.
- svizzera — Italian name of Switzerland.
- 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.
- tastevin — small shallow cup for wine tasting
- taxative — of, relating to, or involving taxation
- tel aviv — a city in W central Israel: one of the centers of Jewish immigration following World War II.
- tidewave — the swell of the earth's water levels as the tide moves
- titivate — titillate.
- tovarich — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).
- tractive — having or exerting traction; drawing.
- travails — painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
- trivalve — having three valves, as a shell.
- 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
- vagaries — an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance: the vagaries of weather; the vagaries of the economic scene.
- vagarish — vaguely or somewhat vagarious; relating to a whim
- vagility — the ability of an organism to move about freely and migrate.
- vaginant — (of a leaf) sheathing its stem or branch with its base
- vaginate — having a vagina or sheath; sheathed.
- vaginula — a little sheath, as found on the stalk of mosses
- vainesse — vainness
- vainness — excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- vaisakhi — an annual Sikh festival commemorating the founding (1699) of the Order of the Khalsa by Gobind Singh
- 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.