8-letter words containing v, e, s
- vanessid — a butterfly belonging to any of several brightly coloured species, including admirals, tortoiseshells, and the Camberwell beauty, which with the fritillaries comprise the Nymphalidae
- vanished — to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- vaporise — to cause to change into vapor.
- varicose — abnormally or unusually enlarged or swollen: a varicose vein.
- vasarely — Victor. 1908–97, French painter, born in Hungary; a leading exponent of op art
- vaselike — like or resembling a vase
- vaseline — Vaseline is a soft clear jelly made from petroleum, which is used to protect the skin and for other purposes.
- vasteras — a city in central Sweden.
- vastness — of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space.
- vaucluse — a department in SE France. 1382 sq. mi. (3580 sq. km). Capital: Avignon.
- veganism — a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.
- vegetist — a vegetable cultivator or enthusiast
- velskoen — sturdy shoes of untanned hide, worn in South Africa
- vendeuse — a female shop assistant; shopgirl.
- venenose — venomous; poisonous.
- venenous — venomous; poisonous.
- venomous — (of an animal) having a gland or glands for secreting venom; able to inflict a poisoned bite, sting, or wound: a venomous snake.
- venosity — the state or quality of being venous.
- ventless — an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- ventouse — an apparatus sometimes used to assist the delivery of a baby, consisting of a cup which is attached to the fetal head by suction, and a chain by which traction can be exerted in order to draw out the baby
- ventrous — adventurous
- venulose — having venules.
- venusian — of or relating to the planet Venus.
- verbless — any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
- verifies — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- veristic — the theory that rigid representation of truth and reality is essential to art and literature, and therefore the ugly and vulgar must be included.
- verities — the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality: to question the verity of a statement.
- veronese — of or relating to the city or town of Verona.
- verselet — a small verse
- verseman — a man who writes verse
- versicle — a little verse.
- versiera — witch of Agnesi.
- vertices — a plural of vertex.
- vertisol — a clay-rich soil in which deep cracks form during the dry season.
- vesalius — Andreas [ahn-dre-ahs] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1514–64, Flemish anatomist.
- vesicant — producing a blister or blisters, as a medicinal substance; vesicating.
- vesicate — to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
- vesperal — the part of an antiphonary containing the chants for vespers.
- vespiary — a nest of social wasps.
- vespucci — Amerigo [uh-mer-i-goh;; Italian ah-me-ree-gaw] /əˈmɛr ɪˌgoʊ;; Italian ˌɑ mɛˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), (Americus Vespucius) 1451–1512, Italian merchant, adventurer, and explorer after whom America was named.
- vesseled — a craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat.
- vest top — a sleeveless top; a top with thin shoulder straps
- vestally — in a vestal manner
- vestiary — of or relating to garments or vestments.
- vestigia — a vestigial structure of any kind; vestige.
- vestment — a garment, especially an outer garment.
- vesturer — a person in charge of church vestments
- vesuvian — of, relating to, or resembling Mount Vesuvius; volcanic.
- vesuvius — Mount, an active volcano in SW Italy, near Naples. Its eruption destroyed the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum a.d. 79. About 3900 feet (1190 meters).
- viatores — a wayfarer; traveler.