8-letter words containing v, o, l, a
- gavelock — a spear or javelin
- gigavolt — One thousand million ( 109 ) volts. Symbol: GV.
- glazunov — Alexander Konstantinovitch [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-,, kon-stuh n-tee-nuh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-,, ˌkɒn stənˈti nə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr kən stʌnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1865–1936, Russian composer.
- gloveman — fielder.
- go viral — If a video, image, or story goes viral, it spreads quickly and widely on the Internet through social media and e-mail.
- gorlovka — a city in SE Ukraine, N of Donetsk.
- havelock — a town in SE North Carolina.
- hov lane — a highway or street lane for high-occupancy vehicles, usually marked with large diamond shapes on the pavement.
- jovially — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- jugoslav — a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.
- ladylove — a beloved woman; sweetheart or mistress.
- lavaboes — Plural form of lavabo.
- lavaform — in the form of lava
- lavation — the process of washing.
- lavatory — a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities.
- laverock — a lark, especially a skylark.
- lay over — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- layovers — Plural form of layover.
- leaflove — An African bulbul that frequents dense thickets, with mainly drab brown plumage and a loud bubbling call.
- leave go — to stop holding
- levation — The act of raising; elevation or upward motion, such as that produced by the action of a levator muscle.
- levators — Plural form of levator.
- levodopa — a synthetic substance, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , that is converted in the brain to dopamine: used chiefly in the treatment of parkinsonism.
- 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.
- livonian — a former Russian province on the Baltic: now part of Latvia and Estonia.
- locative — (in certain inflected languages) noting a case whose distinctive function is to indicate place in or at which, as Latin domī “at home.”.
- locavore — a person who makes an effort to eat food that is grown, raised, or produced locally, usually within 100 miles of home.
- longeval — Long-lived; longevous.
- longwave — (of radio waves) Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.
- love rat — Journalists sometimes use love rat to refer to a man who treats his partner in a cruel way, especially by having sexual relationships with other people.
- loveable — of such a nature as to attract love; deserving love; amiable; endearing.
- lovelace — Richard, 1618–56, English poet.
- loveland — a city in N Colorado.
- loveseat — a chair or small upholstered sofa for two persons.
- 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.
- 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.
- montalvo — Garci Ordóñez de [gahr-thee awr-th aw-nyeth th e] /gɑrˈθi ɔrˈðɔ nyɛθ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) 15th-century Spanish writer.
- 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.
- 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