8-letter words containing v, a, r, s
- gavaskar — Sunil Manohar (ˈsʊnɪl ˈmænəʊhɑː). born 1949, Indian cricketer: played in 125 test matches (1971–87), 47 as captain; first batsman to score more than 10,000 test runs
- gravidas — Plural form of gravida.
- gravitas — seriousness or sobriety, as of conduct or speech.
- harvests — Plural form of harvest.
- hrvatska — Croatian name of Croatia.
- invaders — Plural form of invader.
- kasparov — Gary or Garry, born 1963, Armenian chess player.
- kauravas — (in the Mahabharata) the cousins and enemies of the Pandavas.
- kristeva — Julia, born 1941, French literary theorist, critic, and psychoanalyst, born in Bulgaria.
- layovers — Plural form of layover.
- levators — Plural form of levator.
- musgrave — Thea. born 1928, Scottish composer, noted esp for her operas
- nekrasov — Nikolai Alekseyevich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1821–77, Russian poet, who wrote chiefly about the sufferings of the peasantry
- olivares — Conde-Ducque de, title of Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimental. 1587–1645, Spanish statesman: court favourite and prime minister (1621–43) of Philip IV. His attempts to establish Hapsburg domination of Europe ended in failure
- ovarious — belonging or relating to eggs, or consisting of eggs
- ovaritis — oophoritis.
- overacts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overact.
- overages — Plural form of overage.
- overalls — overalls, (used with a plural verb) loose, sturdy trousers, usually with a bib or biblike piece to which shoulder straps are attached, originally worn over other trousers to protect them, as by factory workers or farmers. long waterproof leggings.
- overawes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overawe.
- overcast — overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy: an overcast day.
- overeasy — too easy
- overeats — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overeat.
- overfast — too fast
- overmast — to provide (a ship) with a mast that is too tall or heavy
- overpass — a road, pedestrian walkway, railroad, bridge, etc., crossing over some barrier, as another road or walkway.
- overrash — too rash
- oversail — a projection
- oversale — the selling of more than is available
- oversalt — to put too much salt in
- oversave — to put (too much money) into savings
- overseas — over, across, or beyond the sea; abroad: to be sent overseas.
- oversman — an overseer
- oversoak — to soak too much
- overstay — to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of; outstay: to overstay one's welcome.
- oversway — to overrule
- overtask — to impose too heavy a task upon
- overwash — the act of washing over something
- passover — Also called Pesach, Pesah. a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan and is celebrated for eight days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for seven days by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel.
- preshave — a liquid preparation, usually containing alcohol, for applying to the face to dry the skin and beard before shaving with an electric razor.
- privates — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- ravenous — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- ravisher — to fill with strong emotion, especially joy.
- readvise — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
- reversal — an act or instance of reversing.
- rivaless — a female rival
- romanovs — a member of the imperial dynasty of Russia that ruled from 1613 to 1917.
- sakharov — Andrei (Dmitrievich) [ahn-drey di-mee-tree-uh-vich;; Russian uhn-dryey dmyee-tryi-yi-vyich] /ˈɑn dreɪ dɪˈmi tri ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌnˈdryeɪ ˈdmyi tryɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1921–1989, Russian nuclear physicist and human-rights advocate: Nobel Peace Prize 1975.
- salivary — a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
- salvador — a coastal state of E Brazil. 216,130 sq. mi. (559,700 sq. km). Capital: Salvador.