7-letter words containing v, a
- avocate — (obsolete) To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal.
- avocets — Plural form of avocet.
- avodire — a yellow hardwood from an African tree
- avoided — to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger.
- avoider — to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger.
- avolate — (obsolete) To fly away; to escape.
- avowals — Plural form of avowal.
- avowing — Present participle of avow.
- avulsed — Simple past tense and past participle of avulse.
- baklava — a rich cake of Middle Eastern origin consisting of thin layers of pastry filled with nuts and honey
- baranov — Aleksandr Andreyevich [uh-lyi-ksahn-dr uhn-drye-yi-vyich] /ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr ʌnˈdryɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1747–1819, Russian fur trader in Alaska.
- barnave — Antoine Pierre. 1761–93, French revolutionary. A prominent member of the National Assembly, he was executed for his royalist sympathies
- basic v — The version of the Basic programming language which comes on ROM in Acorn's RISC computers: the Archimedes range and the RiscPC. It features REPEAT and WHILE loops, multi-line IF statements, procedures and functions, local variables, error handling, system calls and a built-in assembler.
- batavia — an ancient district of the Netherlands, on an island at the mouth of the Rhine
- bavaria — a state of S Germany: a former duchy and kingdom; mainly wooded highland, with the Alps in the south. Capital: Munich. Pop: 12 155 000 (2000 est). Area: 70 531 sq km (27 232 sq miles)
- be-have — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
- beavers — Plural form of beaver.
- beavery — a place in which beavers may be kept
- behaved — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
- behaver — something or someone who behaves
- beknave — to treat as a knave
- bereave — to deprive (of) something or someone valued, esp through death
- beslave — to treat as a slave
- biovars — a group of microorganisms, usually bacteria, that have identical genetic but different biochemical or physiological characters.
- bivalve — any marine or freshwater mollusc of the class Pelecypoda (formerly Bivalvia or Lamellibranchia), having a laterally compressed body, a shell consisting of two hinged valves, and gills for respiration. The group includes clams, cockles, oysters, and mussels
- bivouac — A bivouac is a temporary camp made by soldiers or mountain climbers.
- bolivar — the standard monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 céntimos
- bolivia — an inland republic in central S America: original Aymara Indian population conquered by the Incas in the 13th century; colonized by Spain from 1538; became a republic in 1825; consists of low plains in the east, with ranges of the Andes rising to over 6400 m (21 000 ft) and the Altiplano, a plateau averaging 3900 m (13 000 ft) in the west; contains some of the world's highest inhabited regions; important producer of tin and other minerals. Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: boliviano. Capital: La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial). Pop: 10 461 053 (2013 est). Area: 1 098 580 sq km (424 260 sq miles)
- bravado — Bravado is an appearance of courage or confidence that someone shows in order to impress other people.
- bravely — possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
- bravery — Bravery is brave behaviour or the quality of being brave.
- bravest — possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
- braving — possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
- bravura — If you say that someone is doing something with bravura, you mean that they are using unnecessary extra actions that emphasize their skill or importance.
- bravure — Music. a florid passage or piece requiring great skill and spirit in the performer.
- bugayev — Boris Nikolayevich [bawr-is nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich,, bohr-,, bor-;; Russian buh-ryees nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˈbɔr ɪs ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ,, ˈboʊr-,, ˌbɒr-;; Russian bʌˈryis nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Bely, Andrei.
- cabover — of or denoting a truck or lorry in which the cab is over the engine
- cadaver — A cadaver is a dead body.
- caitive — a captive
- caliver — a light musket introduced in the early 16th century
- calvary — a representation of Christ's crucifixion, usually sculptured and in the open air
- calvert — Sir George, 1st Baron Baltimore. ?1580–1632, English statesman; founder of the colony of Maryland
- calving — to give birth to a calf: The cow is expected to calve tomorrow.
- calvino — Italo. 1923–85, Italian novelist and short-story writer. His works include Our Ancestors (1960) and Invisible Cities (1972)
- calvous — lacking all or most of the hair on the head; bald.
- canvass — If you canvass for a particular person or political party, you go around an area trying to persuade people to vote for that person or party.
- captive — A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
- caraval — Obsolete spelling of caravel.
- caravan — A caravan is a vehicle without an engine that can be pulled by a car or van. It contains beds and cooking equipment so that people can live or spend their holidays in it.
- caravel — a two- or three-masted sailing ship, esp one with a broad beam, high poop deck, and lateen rig that was used by the Spanish and Portuguese in the 15th and 16th centuries