6-letter words containing v, e, s
- levi's — Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1902–75, Italian painter and writer.
- levies — an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- levins — Plural form of levin.
- levkas — an island in the Ionian group, off the W coast of Greece. 114 sq. mi. (295 sq. km).
- livens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liven.
- livers — Plural form of liver.
- livest — being alive; living; alive: live animals.
- loaves — plural of loaf1 .
- lovers — Plural form of lover.
- lovest — (archaic) second-person singular present form of love.
- loveys — Plural form of lovey.
- mauves — Plural form of mauve.
- mavens — An expert or connoisseur.
- movers — Plural form of mover.
- movies — motion picture.
- musive — relating to or forming a mosaic
- naevus — (anatomy) A pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal area on the skin. Naevi may be congenital or acquired. This term is reserved for benign skin lesions.
- navels — Plural form of navel.
- navies — the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- nerves — one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- nevers — a former province in central France. Capital: Nevers.
- nevins — Allan, 1890–1971, U.S. historian.
- nevski — Alexander, Alexander Nevski.
- nieves — Plural form of nieve.
- nivose — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fourth month of the year, extending from December 21 to January 19.
- novels — Roman Law. an imperial enactment subsequent and supplementary to an imperial compilation and codification of authoritative legal materials. Usually, Novels. imperial enactments subsequent to the promulgation of Justinian's Code and supplementary to it: one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
- ogives — Architecture. a diagonal vaulting rib. a pointed arch.
- olives — a female given name.
- pavese — Cesare (ˈtʃeːzare). 1908–50, Italian writer and translator. His works include collections of poems, such as Verrà la morte e avrà i tuoi occhi (1953), short stories, such as the collection Notte di festa (1953), and the novel La Luna e i falò (1950)
- pavise — a large oblong shield of the late 14th through the early 16th centuries, often covering the entire body and used especially by archers and soldiers of the infantry.
- pelvis — the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc.
- revels — former Russian name of Tallinn.
- revers — a part of a garment turned back to show the lining or facing, as a lapel.
- revest — to vest (a person) again, as with ownership or office; reinvest; reinstate.
- revise — to amend or alter: to revise one's opinion.
- rivers — a person who rives.
- rivets — a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- rsvped — to reply to an invitation: Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
- s wave — a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
- salver — a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- sative — cultivated or sown as opposed to wild
- savage — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- savate — a sport resembling boxing but permitting blows to be delivered with the feet as well as the hands.
- savery — Thomas. ?1650–1715, English engineer, who built (1698) the first practical steam engine, used to pump water from mines
- savine — a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- savoie — a department in E France. 2389 sq. mi. (6185 sq. km). Capital: Chambéry.
- sclave — a slave
- scurve — a curve shaped like an S .
- seaver — (George) Thomas ("Tom"; "Tom Terrific") born 1944, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- selvas — a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.