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8-letter words containing v, d

  • groveled — (US) Simple past form of grovel.
  • handover — the act of relinquishing property, authority, etc.: a handover of occupied territory.
  • handwave — [possibly from gestures characteristic of stage magicians] To gloss over a complex point; to distract a listener; to support a (possibly actually valid) point with blatantly faulty logic. If someone starts a sentence with "Clearly..." or "Obviously..." or "It is self-evident that...", it is a good bet he is about to handwave (alternatively, use of these constructions in a sarcastic tone before a paraphrase of someone else's argument suggests that it is a handwave). The theory behind this term is that if you wave your hands at the right moment, the listener may be sufficiently distracted to not notice that what you have said is wrong. Failing that, if a listener does object, you might try to dismiss the objection with a wave of your hand. The use of this word is often accompanied by gestures: both hands up, palms forward, swinging the hands in a vertical plane pivoting at the elbows and/or shoulders (depending on the magnitude of the handwave); alternatively, holding the forearms in one position while rotating the hands at the wrist to make them flutter. In context, the gestures alone can suffice as a remark; if a speaker makes an outrageously unsupported assumption, you might simply wave your hands in this way, as an accusation, far more eloquent than words could express, that his logic is faulty.
  • harald v — born 1937, king of Norway since 1991.
  • havdalah — a religious ceremony, observed by Jews at the conclusion of the Sabbath or a festival, that consists of blessings over wine, spices, and the light of a candle.
  • haviland — John, 1792–1852, English architect, in the U.S.
  • havildar — A military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant.
  • highveld — Alternative case form of Highveld.
  • hindutva — (in India) a political movement advocating Hindu nationalism and the establishment of a Hindu state
  • hivemind — the property of apparent sentience in a colony of social insects acting as a single organism, each insect performing a specific role for the good of the group.
  • hiveward — (of a bee's movement) towards the hive
  • holdover — a person or thing remaining from a former period.
  • hoovered — to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
  • hovelled — Simple past tense and past participle of hovel.
  • ideative — to form an idea, thought, or image of.
  • improved — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
  • incurved — Turned inwards.
  • indeavor — Obsolete form of endeavor.
  • indevour — Obsolete spelling of endeavour.
  • indevout — not devout; lacking religious devotion; irreligious
  • induviae — withered leaves which decay on the tree instead of falling off; also, parts of petals (corolla) or sepals (calyx) with the same behaviour
  • induvial — (of a leaf, petal, or sepal) acting as induviae, decaying on the plant instead of falling off
  • innerved — Simple past tense and past participle of innerve.
  • innovada — An object-oriented extension to Ada, said to be Lisp-like. Implemented as an Ada preprocessor.
  • invaders — Plural form of invader.
  • invading — Present participle of invade.
  • invalids — Plural form of invalid.
  • invected — noting an edge of a charge, as an ordinary, consisting of a series of small convex curves.
  • inveiled — Simple past tense and past participle of inveil.
  • invented — Fictional, made up, imaginary.
  • inversed — reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
  • inverted — to turn upside down.
  • invested — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
  • inviscid — (of a fluid) having no viscosity.
  • invoiced — an itemized bill for goods sold or services provided, containing individual prices, the total charge, and the terms.
  • involved — very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
  • juvenoid — A juvenile hormone analogue.
  • kidglove — diplomatic, careful or tactful
  • kvetched — Simple past tense and past participle of kvetch.
  • l-driver — a learner-driver: a person who is learning to drive, has not yet passed the official driving test, and must be accompanied by a qualified driver and display L-plates on the car
  • ladylove — a beloved woman; sweetheart or mistress.
  • lava bed — a large expanse of flat lava flows
  • lavandin — a hybrid plant with blue or grey flowers, developed by crossing true lavender with spike lavender
  • lavender — a pale bluish purple.
  • lavished — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
  • leavened — Simple past tense and past participle of leaven.
  • levanted — Simple past tense and past participle of levant.
  • levelled — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
  • levodopa — a synthetic substance, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , that is converted in the brain to dopamine: used chiefly in the treatment of parkinsonism.
  • limavady — a district of N Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 33 571 (2003 est). Area: 586 sq km (226 sq miles)
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