8-letter words containing v, h
- upheaval — strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society: the upheaval of war.
- v-shaped — having the shape of the letter V : a V-shaped flying formation.
- vacherin — a soft French or Swiss cheese made from cows' milk
- vagarish — vaguely or somewhat vagarious; relating to a whim
- vaisakhi — an annual Sikh festival commemorating the founding (1699) of the Order of the Khalsa by Gobind Singh
- valhalla — the hall of Odin into which the souls of heroes slain in battle and others who have died bravely are received.
- vallhund — a breed of small herding dog, originally from Sweden
- vamphorn — a megaphone in use during the 18th and early 19th centuries for public address in church services.
- van gogh — Vincent [vin-suh nt;; Dutch vin-sent] /ˈvɪn sənt;; Dutch vɪnˈsɛnt/ (Show IPA), 1853–90, Dutch painter.
- vanbrugh — John, 1664–1726, English dramatist and architect.
- vanished — to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- vanquish — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- vaporish — of the nature of or resembling vapor: a vaporish chiffon dress.
- varginha — a city in E Brazil.
- varnishy — glossy; like varnish
- vauxhall — a district in London, on the south bank of the Thames
- vehement — zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm.
- verandah — Also, verandah. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house; gallery.
- verdelho — a white grape grown in Portugal, used for making wine
- vermouth — an aromatized white wine in which herbs, roots, barks, bitters, and other flavorings have been steeped.
- vichyite — a member or adherent of the government established 1940 at Vichy by Marshal Henri Pétain.
- vietminh — a Vietnamese, Communist-led organization whose forces fought against the Japanese and especially against the French in Indochina: officially in existence 1941–51.
- vigorish — a charge paid on a bet, as to a bookie.
- viscacha — a burrowing rodent, Lagostomus maximus, about the size of a groundhog, inhabiting the pampas of Paraguay and Argentina, allied to the chinchilla.
- visigoth — a member of the westerly division of the Goths, which formed a monarchy about a.d. 418, maintaining it in southern France until 507 and in Spain until 711.
- vixenish — a female fox.
- vizcacha — a burrowing rodent, Lagostomus maximus, about the size of a groundhog, inhabiting the pampas of Paraguay and Argentina, allied to the chinchilla.
- volzhsky — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, near Volgograd on the Volga River.
- voronezh — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe.
- vouching — to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually followed by for): Her record in office vouches for her integrity.
- vychegda — a river in N European Russia, flowing W to the Northern Dvina River. 702 miles (1130 km) long.
- wharves' — a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier.
- whatever — in any amount; to any extent: whatever merit the work has.
- whenever — At whatever time; on whatever occasion (emphasizing a lack of restriction).
- wherever — where? (used emphatically): Wherever did you find that?
- whomever — Used instead of “ whoever ” as the object of a verb or preposition.
- whosever — of whomever
- yeshivah — Alternative spelling of yeshiva.
- yeshivas — Plural form of yeshiva.