8-letter words containing v, s, i
- paviotso — Northern Paiute (def 1).
- pervious — admitting of passage or entrance; permeable: pervious soil.
- petavius — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 100 miles (160 km) in diameter from crest to crest.
- piassava — Also called monkey grass. a coarse, woody fiber obtained from either of two palms, Leopoldina piassaba or Attalea funifera, of South America, used in making brooms, mats, etc.
- pius vii — (Luigi Barnaba Chiaramonti) 1740–1823, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1800–23.
- plausive — applauding.
- pluviose — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fifth month of the year, extending from January 20 to February 18.
- pluvious — of or relating to rain; rainy.
- positive — admitting of no question: positive proof.
- postdive — following a dive, esp a scuba dive
- 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.
- previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- previsit — to visit beforehand
- previsor — to foresee.
- privates — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- 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.
- pulvinus — Botany. a cushionlike swelling at the base of a leaf or leaflet, at the point of junction with the axis.
- ravisher — to fill with strong emotion, especially joy.
- readvise — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
- receives — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
- reinvest — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- reovirus — any large virus of the family Reoviridae, having double-stranded RNA and a polyhedral capsid, including those causing infantile gastroenteritis.
- rerevise — a new or second revise or revised version
- resilver — to silver again, to coat or plate again with silver
- restrive — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- reveries — a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing: lost in reverie.
- reverist — someone who tends to daydream or is inclined to reveries
- reversis — a type of card game which was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries
- revilers — to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- revision — the act or work of revising.
- revisory — pertaining to or for the purpose of revision.
- rivaless — a female rival
- rivulose — (of plants) having irregular lines
- 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.
- salivate — to produce saliva.
- salvific — of or relating to redemptive power.
- sanative — having the power to heal; curative.
- sandiver — a whitish, saline scum formed on the surface of molten glass.
- savaging — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- savagism — barbarism; savagery.
- 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.
- savviest — experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): consumers who are savvy about prices; a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
- sayville — a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- scivvies — Also called skivvy shirt. a man's cotton T-shirt.
- sea view — view over the ocean