8-letter words containing v, a, r, n
- hangover — the disagreeable physical aftereffects of drunkenness, such as a headache or stomach disorder, usually felt several hours after cessation of drinking.
- hannover — a member of the royal family that ruled Great Britain under that name from 1714 to 1901.
- havering — a borough of Greater London, England.
- in favor — in agreement
- indeavor — Obsolete form of endeavor.
- interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- invaders — Plural form of invader.
- la verne — a town in S California.
- lavender — a pale bluish purple.
- levanter — a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean.
- maneuver — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- maneuvre — (nonstandard) alternative spelling of maneuver.
- mangrove — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
- manoever — Misspelling of manoeuvre or 'maneuver'.
- manouver — Misspelling of maneuver.
- manouvre — Misspelling of manoeuvre.
- martin v — (Oddone Colonna) 1368–1431, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1417–31.
- monrovia — a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.
- moravian — pertaining to Moravia or its inhabitants.
- navarchy — experience of or skill in nautical matters
- navarino — a seaport in the SW Peloponnesus, in SW Greece: Turkish and Egyptian fleets defeated near here in a naval battle 1827.
- navicert — A form of passport permitting a neutral ship to traverse a blockade in wartime.
- naviform — Shaped like a boat.
- nekrasov — Nikolai Alekseyevich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1821–77, Russian poet, who wrote chiefly about the sufferings of the peasantry
- nervular — of or pertaining to nervules in a plant
- newwaver — a member of a new wave
- nirvanic — (often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
- nonrival — (of goods or resources) capable of being enjoyed or consumed by many consumers simultaneously and therefore without rivalry, eg cable television
- nonviral — not caused by a virus, not viral in origin
- novenary — A group of nine.
- novercal — of, like, or befitting a stepmother.
- omnivora — a group of omnivorous mammals
- ovenware — heat-resistant dishes of glass, pottery, etc., for baking and serving food; bakeware.
- overbank — to have the balance staff oscillate so greatly that the fork of the lever fails to engage, rendering the escapement inoperative.
- overgang — to dominate
- overhand — thrown or performed with the hand raised over the shoulder; overarm: overhand stroke.
- overhang — to hang or be suspended over: A great chandelier overhung the ballroom.
- overlain — past participle of overlie.
- overland — by land; on terrain: to travel overland rather than by sea.
- overmany — an excess of people
- overname — to repeat the names of
- overnear — excessively near
- overneat — too neat
- overplan — to plan excessively
- overrank — to assign an unnecessarily high rank to
- oversman — an overseer
- paravane — an underwater defensive device against mines, consisting of a pair of torpedo-shaped vanes towed at the bow of a ship, usually a minesweeper, by cables that can cut the cable of a moored mine, causing the mine to rise to the surface, where it can be destroyed or removed from the water.
- paravant — first; pre-eminently
- paravent — a screen against a draft or the wind.
- parvanov — Georgi. born 1957, Bulgarian politician: president of Bulgaria (2000–2012)