8-letter words containing v, o, r, s
- oversold — simple past tense and past participle of oversell.
- oversoon — too soon
- oversoul — (especially in transcendentalism) a supreme reality or mind; the spiritual unity of all being.
- overspin — topspin.
- overstay — to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of; outstay: to overstay one's welcome.
- overstep — to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one's authority.
- overstir — to stir too much
- oversuds — to produce too much lather
- oversure — too sure (so as to be presumptuous)
- oversway — to overrule
- overswim — to swim across
- overtask — to impose too heavy a task upon
- overused — to use too much or too often: to overuse an expression.
- overwash — the act of washing over something
- overwise — excessively or unusually wise: overwise for a child of her age.
- passover — Also called Pesach, Pesah. a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan and is celebrated for eight days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for seven days by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel.
- pervious — admitting of passage or entrance; permeable: pervious soil.
- poxvirus — any of a group of large, brick-shaped DNA-containing viruses that infect humans and other animals, including the viruses of smallpox and various other poxes.
- presolve — to solve beforehand
- previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- previsor — to foresee.
- proverbs — a word that can substitute for a verb or verb phrase, as do in They never attend board meetings, but we do regularly.
- provirus — a viral form that is incorporated into the genetic material of a host cell.
- provisor — a purveyor
- provisos — a clause in a statute, contract, or the like, by which a condition is introduced.
- pushover — Informal. anything done easily.
- ravenous — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- reovirus — any large virus of the family Reoviridae, having double-stranded RNA and a polyhedral capsid, including those causing infantile gastroenteritis.
- resolved — firm in purpose or intent; determined.
- resolver — to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
- revision — the act or work of revising.
- revisory — pertaining to or for the purpose of revision.
- rivulose — (of plants) having irregular lines
- romanovs — a member of the imperial dynasty of Russia that ruled from 1613 to 1917.
- sakharov — Andrei (Dmitrievich) [ahn-drey di-mee-tree-uh-vich;; Russian uhn-dryey dmyee-tryi-yi-vyich] /ˈɑn dreɪ dɪˈmi tri ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌnˈdryeɪ ˈdmyi tryɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1921–1989, Russian nuclear physicist and human-rights advocate: Nobel Peace Prize 1975.
- salvador — a coastal state of E Brazil. 216,130 sq. mi. (559,700 sq. km). Capital: Salvador.
- sarajevo — a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945–92) a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. 19,909 sq. mi. (51,565 sq. km). Capital: Sarajevo.
- save for — Save for means the same as save.
- 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.
- savorous — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- savourer — a person who savours or seasons food
- savourly — in a savouring or enjoyable manner; passionately
- savoyard — a native or inhabitant of Savoy.
- see over — to inspect by making a tour of
- serajevo — Sarajevo.
- servitor — a person who is in or at the service of another; attendant.
- shoveler — a person or thing that shovels.
- sit over — to be seated in an advantageous position on the left of (the player)