8-letter words containing v, e, s
- stovaine — a drug used for anaesthetic purposes and as a cocaine substitute
- stovetop — the upper surface of a stove, especially the area used for cooking: a stovetop cluttered with unwashed pots and pans.
- stravage — Scot., Irish, and North England. to wander aimlessly.
- strivers — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- sub voce — (used as a direction to a reference) under the specified word. Abbreviation: s.v.
- subcover — a set of subsets of a cover of a given set that also is a cover of the set.
- sublevel — a drift, dug through ore, into which overlying material, especially from an upper layer of ore, is caved.
- subovate — almost egg-shaped
- subserve — to be useful or instrumental in promoting (a purpose, action, etc.): Light exercise subserves digestion.
- subvened — to arrive or occur as a support or relief.
- suivante — a lady's maid or companion, particularly in 17th century France, who was elevated among other servants and served as a confidante and particular companion for her mistress
- surveyal — the action of surveying
- surveyed — to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
- surveyor — a person whose occupation is surveying.
- survived — to continue to live or exist after the death, cessation, or occurrence of: His wife survived him. He survived the operation.
- svedberg — The(odor) [tey-oh-dawr] /ˈteɪ oʊˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1884–1971, Swedish chemist: Nobel prize 1926.
- sveltely — in a svelte manner
- svengali — a person who completely dominates another, usually with selfish or sinister motives.
- sverdrup — Otto Neumann [awt-toh noi-mahn] /ˈɔt toʊ ˈnɔɪ mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1855?–1930, Norwegian explorer of the Arctic.
- svetlana — a female given name.
- svizzera — Italian name of Switzerland.
- swiveled — a fastening device that allows the thing fastened to turn around freely upon it, especially to turn in a full circle.
- sylvaner — a white grape grown in the Alsace region of France and in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria.
- sylviine — (of a bird) belonging to the subfamily Sylviinae
- system v — 1. The other major versions of the Unix operating system apart from BSD. Developed by AT&T. Later versions of Unix such as SunOS combined the best features of System V and BSD Unix. 2. A supplier of Unix open systems for Intel x86 processors. They supply products from SCO and Solaris and offer general support for Unix, TCP/IP, and Internet. They serve and create third-party WWW pages and provide on-line support for commercial and non-commercial applications. See also System V Interface Definition.
- tastevin — small shallow cup for wine tasting
- televise — broadcast on TV
- temesvar — Hungarian name of Timişoara.
- the revs — engine speed, measured in revolutions per minute
- the vast — immense or boundless space
- thievish — given to thieving.
- thrivers — to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
- traverse — to pass or move over, along, or through.
- travesty — a grotesque or debased likeness or imitation: a travesty of justice.
- tsarevna — a daughter of a czar.
- universe — the totality of known or supposed objects and phenomena throughout space; the cosmos; macrocosm.
- unserved — to act as a servant.
- unsevere — harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- unshaved — to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
- unshaven — a past participle of shave.
- unsolved — to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain: to solve the mystery of the missing books.
- unversed — experienced; practiced; skilled; learned (usually followed by in): She was well versed in Greek and Latin.
- unvested — held completely, permanently, and inalienably: vested rights.
- v series — (communications, standard) A set of standards published by the CCITT for "Data Communication over the Telephone Network". The following standards describe the important modulation techniques: V.17, V.21, V.22, V.22 bis, V.23, V.27 ter, V.29, V.32, V.32 bis. Other V standards include V.24, V.25 bis, V.42, V.42 bis.
- v-shaped — having the shape of the letter V : a V-shaped flying formation.
- vagaries — an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance: the vagaries of weather; the vagaries of the economic scene.
- vainesse — vainness
- vainness — excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- valorise — to provide for the maintaining of the value or price of (a commercial commodity) by a government's purchasing the commodity at the fixed price or by its making special loans to the producers.
- vampires — a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.