8-letter words containing v, a, i
- evitably — In an evitable way; avoidably.
- exuviate — (ambitransitive, rare) To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult).
- failover — A method of protecting computer systems from failure, in which standby equipment automatically takes over when the main system fails.
- fairview — a town in NE New Jersey.
- fauvists — Plural form of fauvist.
- favonian — of or relating to the west wind.
- favonius — the ancient Roman personification of the west wind.
- favoring — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- favorite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
- favosite — any of numerous corals of the extinct genus Favosites, most common during the Silurian and Devonian periods, having polygonal cells with rows of pores in the walls.
- festival — a day or time of religious or other celebration, marked by feasting, ceremonies, or other observances: the festival of Christmas; a Roman festival.
- fixative — serving to fix; making fixed or permanent.
- fravashi — the soul of a dead ancestor.
- 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.
- gavarnie — a waterfall in SW France, in the Pyrenees. 1384 feet (422 meters) high.
- gigavolt — One thousand million ( 109 ) volts. Symbol: GV.
- gingivae — gum2 (def 1).
- gingival — of or relating to the gums.
- give ear — to give attention, esp. favorable attention; listen; heed
- give way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- giveable — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- giveaway — an act or instance of giving something away.
- giveback — (in union negotiations) a reduction in employee wages or benefits conceded by a union in exchange for other benefits or in recognition of depressed economic conditions: Givebacks have not slowed the number of shutdowns.
- go viral — If a video, image, or story goes viral, it spreads quickly and widely on the Internet through social media and e-mail.
- godavari — a river flowing SE from W India to the Bay of Bengal. 900 miles (1450 km) long.
- gonaives — Gulf of, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea, between the two peninsulas of W Haiti.
- gravidae — a woman's status regarding pregnancy; usually followed by a roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has been pregnant.
- gravidas — Plural form of gravida.
- gravitas — seriousness or sobriety, as of conduct or speech.
- gravitic — Of or pertaining to gravity. (Archaic/rare, gravitational is more common, still seen though in compounds like magnetogravitic.).
- graviton — the theoretical quantum of gravitation, usually assumed to be an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of two.
- greaving — Present participle of greave.
- grievand — One who is the object of a formal grievance.
- grievant — a person who submits a complaint for arbitration.
- guaviare — a river in central and E Colombia, flowing E to the Orinoco River. 650 (1046 km) long.
- h1b visa — a visa permitting a skilled worker with specialized expertise to reside in the U.S. for a certain number of years and work for a sponsoring employer.
- hatikvah — the national anthem of Israel.
- havering — a borough of Greater London, England.
- 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.
- heaviest — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- heavings — Plural form of heaving.
- helvetia — an Alpine region in Roman times, corresponding to the W and N parts of Switzerland.
- 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
- iarovize — to vernalize.
- ice cave — a cave containing ice that remains unmelted during all or most of the year.
- ideative — to form an idea, thought, or image of.