4-letter words containing v, a
- vara — a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- vare — a weasel
- vari — a nocturnal, nesting lemur, Varecia variegata, native to Madagascar, having black and white fur and a mane: an endangered species.
- vary — to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
- vasa — a vessel or duct.
- vase — a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- vast — of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space.
- vats — a large container, as a tub or tank, used for storing or holding liquids: a wine vat.
- vatu — a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Vanuatu.
- vaud — a canton in W Switzerland. 1239 sq. mi. (3210 sq. km). Capital: Lausanne.
- vaus — the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- vaux — Calvert, 1824–95, U.S. landscape architect, born in England: collaborator with Frederick Law Olmsted.
- vavs — the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- veal — Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- veda — Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- vega — Lope [loh-pey,, -pee;; Spanish law-pe] /ˈloʊ peɪ,, -pi;; Spanish ˈlɔ pɛ/ (Show IPA), (Lope Félix de Vega Carpio) 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet.
- vela — plural of velum.
- vena — a vein.
- vera — a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- vesa — Video Electronics Standards Association
- vfat — (operating system) A standard developed by Microsoft to enable long file names on standard FAT partitions. VFAT suffers from all the drawbacks of FAT and adds more problems but moving to it is very easy.
- vial — Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids: a vial of rare perfume; a vial of medicine.
- vida — a female given name.
- vifa — Valley International Foosball Association
- viga — a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- vila — 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.
- vina — a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- visa — an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- vita — curriculum vitae (def 1).
- viva — (in British and European universities) an oral examination; viva voce.
- vlad — a male given name, form of Vladimir.
- vlan — Virtual Local Area Network
- voar — the spring
- voca — Voice Output Communication Aid
- vola — the palm of the hand or sole of the foot
- vram — video random-access memory
- vsam — Virtual Storage Access Method
- vsat — Very Small Aperture Terminal
- vsfa — Victor Submission Fighting Academy
- vsna — Vermont South Netball Association
- vsta — (operating system) Valencia Simple Tasker.
- vtam — Virtual Telecommunications Access Method
- wave — a member of the Waves.
- wavy — curving alternately in opposite directions; undulating: a wavy course; wavy hair.
- wawv — Walk Across West Virginia
- weva — Western Empire Volleyball Association
- xvga — eXtended Video Graphics Array