7-letter words containing v, a, n
- vaginal — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to or involving the vagina.
- vagino- — vagina
- vagrant — a person who wanders about idly and has no permanent home or employment; vagabond; tramp.
- vailing — to veil.
- vainest — excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- valadon — Suzanne [sy-zan] /süˈzan/ (Show IPA), 1865–1938, French painter (mother of Maurice Utrillo).
- valance — a short curtain or piece of drapery that is hung from the edge of a canopy, from the frame of a bed, etc.
- valence — a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- valency — valence.
- valiant — boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted: a valiant soldier.
- valinda — a town in SW California.
- valonia — acorn cups of an Old World oak, Quercus macrolepis (or Q. aegilops), used in tanning, dyeing, and making ink.
- valuing — relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess.
- valving — any device for halting or controlling the flow of a liquid, gas, or other material through a passage, pipe, inlet, outlet, etc.
- vamping — a seductive woman who uses her sensuality to exploit men.
- van-boy — a young man who helps a van driver deliver goods
- vanadic — of or containing vanadium, especially in the trivalent or pentavalent state.
- vandals — (initial capital letter) a member of a Germanic people who in the 5th century a.d. ravaged Gaul and Spain, settled in Africa, and in a.d. 455 sacked Rome.
- vandyke — a wide collar of lace and linen with the edge formed into scallops or deep points.
- vanessa — a female given name.
- vanilla — any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla, especially V. planifolia, bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food, in perfumery, etc.
- vanitas — a type of still-life painting that flourished in the Netherlands from about 1620 to 1650, conveying a religious message and characterized by objects symbolic of mortality and the meaninglessness of worldly pleasures.
- vanload — the amount carried by a van.
- vanning — a covered vehicle, usually a large truck or trailer, used for moving furniture, goods, animals, etc.
- vanpool — a group of people who share a van to commute to work
- vantage — a position, condition, or place affording some advantage or a commanding view.
- vanuatu — a republic consisting of a group of 80 islands in the S Pacific, about 1000 miles (1600 km) NE of Australia: formerly under joint British and French administration; gained independence 1980. About 5700 sq. mi. (14,763 sq. km). Capital: Vila.
- vanward — in or towards the front
- variant — tending to change or alter; exhibiting variety or diversity; varying: variant shades of color.
- varment — Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S. vermin. an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
- varmint — Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S. vermin. an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
- varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- varying — to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
- vatican — Second Vatican Council.
- vättern — a lake in S Sweden. 80 miles (130 km) long; 733 sq. mi. (1900 sq. km).
- vatting — a large container, as a tub or tank, used for storing or holding liquids: a wine vat.
- vaughan — Henry, 1622–95, English poet and mystic.
- vaunted — praised boastfully or excessively: the vaunted beauties of Paris.
- vaurien — a rascal
- vectran — (language) Fortran with array extensions.
- vedanta — the chief Hindu philosophy, dealing mainly with the Upanishadic doctrine of the identity of Brahman and Atman, that reached its highest development a.d. c800 through the philosopher Shankara. Compare Advaita, dvaita (def 2).
- veganic — farmed without the use of animal products or by-products
- velamen — Anatomy. a membranous covering; velum.
- venatic — of or relating to hunting.
- venator — a hunter
- vendace — a whitefish, Coregonus vandesius, inhabiting lakes in Scotland and England.
- vendage — the harvest of grapes
- vendean — of or relating to the Vendée or its inhabitants.
- venetia — an ancient district in NE Italy: later a Roman province bounded by the Alps, the Po River, and the Adriatic Sea.
- venezia — Also, Venetia. Also called Veneto [ve-ne-taw] /ˈvɛ nɛ tɔ/ (Show IPA). a region in NE Italy. 7095 sq. mi. (18,375 sq. km).