8-letter words containing v, i, r
- rig veda — one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- rig-veda — one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- ringdove — a small Old World dove, Streptopelia risoria, having a black half ring around the nape of the neck.
- rivaless — a female rival
- rivaling — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- rivality — rivalry
- rivalize — to become a rival
- rivalled — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- riverbed — the channel in which a river flows or formerly flowed.
- riverine — of or relating to a river.
- riverman — a boatman or a man earning his living working on a river
- riverway — the part of a river that boats can travel on, or the route or course of a river
- riveting — 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.
- rivetted — 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.
- rivulose — (of plants) having irregular lines
- rotative — rotating or pertaining to rotation.
- rovingly — in a roving manner
- rsvp'ing — to reply to an invitation: Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
- salivary — a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
- sandiver — a whitish, saline scum formed on the surface of molten glass.
- savorier — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- savories — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- savoring — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- servicer — someone who services
- services — a service tree, especially Sorbus domestica.
- servient — subordinate; subservient; subject to another
- servitor — a person who is in or at the service of another; attendant.
- severity — harshness, sternness, or rigor: Their lives were marked by severity.
- shivaree — a mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple; charivari.
- shivered — to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc.
- shrieval — of, belonging to, or relating to a sheriff.
- shvernik — Nikolai [nik-uh-lahy;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Russian government official: president of the Soviet Union 1946–53.
- silvered — consisting of, made of, or plated with silver.
- silverly — with a silvery appearance or sound.
- sirvente — a medieval poem or song of heroic or satirical character, as composed by a troubadour.
- sit over — to be seated in an advantageous position on the left of (the player)
- skydiver — freefalling parachutist
- slipover — of or denoting a garment that can be put on easily over the head
- sniveler — to weep or cry with sniffling.
- sorptive — the state or process of being sorbed.
- souvenir — a usually small and relatively inexpensive article given, kept, or purchased as a reminder of a place visited, an occasion, etc.; memento.
- spivvery — the characteristic behaviour of a spiv
- sportive — playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry: a sportive puppy.
- starving — very hungry
- stravaig — Scot., Irish, and North England. to wander aimlessly.
- strivers — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- striving — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- subvicar — an assistant to a vicar; a subordinate vicar
- subviral — of or relating to any macromolecule smaller in size or possessing a lesser degree of organization than a comparable intact viral particle.
- subvirus — an organism, esp a viral protein, smaller than a virus but with some of the characteristics of a virus