8-letter words containing v, i, l, e
- levering — Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third. Compare machine (def 4b).
- leviable — that may be levied.
- levigate — to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, as in a mortar, with or without the addition of a liquid.
- levirate — the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
- levitate — to rise or float in the air, especially as a result of a supernatural power that overcomes gravity.
- lhevinne — Josef [joh-zuh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf/ (Show IPA), 1874–1944, Russian pianist.
- lie over — to stay and wait until some future time
- lispview — CLOS based windowing system on OpenWindows.
- listserv — any similar software program.
- live oak — an evergreen oak, Quercus virginiana, of the southern U.S., having a short, broad trunk and shiny, oblong leaves: the state tree of Georgia.
- live off — survive on, be supported by
- live one — being alive; living; alive: live animals.
- live out — residing away from the place of one's employment: a live-out cook.
- live-out — residing away from the place of one's employment: a live-out cook.
- liveable — suitable for living in; habitable; comfortable: It took a lot of work to make the old house livable.
- liveblog — a blog containing entries about an event that are written and posted while the event is taking place.
- lived-in — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- livelier — full or suggestive of life or vital energy; active, vigorous, or brisk: a lively discussion.
- livelily — full or suggestive of life or vital energy; active, vigorous, or brisk: a lively discussion.
- livelock — (computing) A condition resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.
- livelong — (of time) whole or entire, especially when tediously long, slow in passing, etc.: We picked apples the livelong day.
- liven up — make more lively
- liveness — being alive; living; alive: live animals.
- livening — Present participle of liven.
- liveried — clad in livery, as servants: a liveried footman.
- liveries — Plural form of livery.
- livering — Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- liverish — resembling liver, especially in color.
- livetrap — a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
- liveware — /li:v'weir/ 1. A less common synonym for wetware 2. (Cambridge) Vermin. "Waiter, there's some liveware in my salad."
- livewire — Alternative spelling of live wire.
- locative — (in certain inflected languages) noting a case whose distinctive function is to indicate place in or at which, as Latin domī “at home.”.
- longview — a city in NE Texas.
- lovebird — any of various small parrots, especially of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets.
- lovebite — Alternative spelling of love bite.
- lovelier — charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.
- lovelies — charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.
- lovelily — charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.
- loveship — The act of falling in or making love; courtship.
- lovesick — languishing with love: a lovesick adolescent.
- lovevine — a leafless parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta
- maldives — a republic in the Indian Ocean, SW of India, consisting of about 2000 islands: British protectorate 1887–1965. 115 sq. mi. (298 sq. km). Capital: Male.
- malevich — Kasimir [kaz-uh mir] /ˈkæz əmɪr/ (Show IPA), 1878–1935, Russian painter: founder of suprematism.
- manville — a borough in N central New Jersey.
- medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- melville — Herman, 1819–91, U.S. novelist.
- midlevel — At a medium level; neither high nor low in rank.
- misvalue — (transitive) To value wrongly: to misjudge the value of.
- natively — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
- nieveful — a fistful, the quantity that may be contained in a closed fist