8-letter words containing v, o, a
- malenkov — Georgi Maximilianovich [gyi-awr-gyee muh-ksyi-myi-lyah-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi mə ksyɪ myɪˈlyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1902–88, Russian political leader: premier of the Soviet Union 1953–55.
- mangrove — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
- manoever — Misspelling of manoeuvre or 'maneuver'.
- manouver — Misspelling of maneuver.
- manouvre — Misspelling of manoeuvre.
- masvingo — a city in S central Zimbabwe.
- mazeltov — Alternative spelling of mazel tov.
- megavolt — a unit of electromotive force, equal to one million volts. Abbreviation: MV.
- moldavia — a region in NE Romania: formerly a principality that united with Wallachia to form Romania. Capital: Jassy.
- moldovan — official name of Moldavia (def 2).
- monclova — a city in NE Mexico.
- monrovia — a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.
- montalvo — Garci Ordóñez de [gahr-thee awr-th aw-nyeth th e] /gɑrˈθi ɔrˈðɔ nyɛθ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) 15th-century Spanish writer.
- moravian — pertaining to Moravia or its inhabitants.
- mordovia — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Saransk. Pop: 888 700 (2002). Area: 26 200 sq km (10 110 sq miles)
- moshavim — Plural form of moshav.
- motivate — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- movables — Plural form of movable.
- moveable — capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
- moveably — in a movable manner
- nanovolt — An SI unit of electrical potential.
- navarino — a seaport in the SW Peloponnesus, in SW Greece: Turkish and Egyptian fleets defeated near here in a naval battle 1827.
- naviform — Shaped like a boat.
- nazimova — Alla [ah-luh] /ˈɑ lə/ (Show IPA), 1879–1945, Russian actress in the U.S.
- nekrasov — Nikolai Alekseyevich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1821–77, Russian poet, who wrote chiefly about the sufferings of the peasantry
- nivation — erosion resulting from the action of frost beneath a snowbank.
- no savvy — I don't (he doesn't, etc) understand
- nonavian — Not avian.
- nonnaval — Not naval.
- nonrival — (of goods or resources) capable of being enjoyed or consumed by many consumers simultaneously and therefore without rivalry, eg cable television
- nonvalid — not valid; invalid
- nonviral — not caused by a virus, not viral in origin
- nonvital — not vital
- nonvocal — of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
- novalike — Resembling a nova or some aspect of one.
- novating — Present participle of novate.
- novation — Law. the substitution of a new obligation for an old one, usually by the substitution of a new debtor or of a new creditor.
- novellas — Plural form of novella.
- novenary — A group of nine.
- novercal — of, like, or befitting a stepmother.
- novi sad — an autonomous province within Serbia. 8303 sq. mi. (21,506 sq. km). Capital: Novi Sad.
- novocain — Dated spelling of novocaine.
- oakville — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, SW of Toronto, on Lake Ontario.
- obviable — having the ability to be obviated
- obviated — to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary: to obviate the risk of serious injury.
- obviates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obviate.
- obviator — a person who obviates
- octavian — (Octavian) died a.d. 964, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 955–964.
- octavius — a male given name.
- odovacar — Odoacer.