7-letter words containing v
- galvani — Luigi [loo-ee-jee] /luˈi dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1737–98, Italian physiologist whose experiments led to the discovery that electricity can result from chemical action.
- gaveled — Simple past tense and past participle of gavel.
- gavials — Plural form of gavial.
- gavotte — an old French dance in moderately quick quadruple meter.
- genevan — of or relating to Geneva, Switzerland.
- gergiev — Valery Abesalovich. born 1953, Russian conductor; musical director of the Kirov (now the Mariinsky) Opera from 1988; principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra (2007–15)
- gervais — (sometimes initial capital letter) an unsalted French cream cheese made from whole milk and cream.
- giaever — Ivar [ee-vahr] /ˈi vɑr/ (Show IPA), born 1929, U.S. physicist, born in Norway: Nobel Prize 1973.
- gingiva — gum2 (def 1).
- givable — Capable of being given.
- give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- give me — You use give me to say that you would rather have one thing than another, especially when you have just mentioned the thing that you do not want.
- give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- give-up — something conceded or relinquished; concession: Labor has balked at any more give-ups in the contract talks.
- glaives — Plural form of glaive.
- glovers — Plural form of glover.
- gloving — Present participle of glove.
- go live — be broadcast directly, go on air
- go over — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- godunov — Boris Fedorovich [bawr-is fi-dawr-uh-vich,, bohr-,, bor-;; Russian buh-ryees fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /ˈbɔr ɪs fɪˈdɔr ə vɪtʃ,, ˈboʊr-,, ˈbɒr-;; Russian bʌˈryis ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1552–1605, regent of Russia 1584–98 and czar 1598–1605.
- governs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of govern.
- gravels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gravel.
- gravely — Samuel L(ee), Jr. 1922–2004, U.S. naval officer: first black admiral.
- gravers — Plural form of graver.
- gravest — slow; solemn.
- gravida — a woman's status regarding pregnancy; usually followed by a roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has been pregnant.
- gravies — Plural form of gravy.
- graving — to clean and apply a protective composition of tar to (the bottom of a ship).
- gravity — the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth.
- gravlax — boned salmon, cured by marinating in sugar, salt, pepper, and other spices, especially dill.
- gravure — an intaglio process of photomechanical printing, such as photogravure or rotogravure.
- greaved — a piece of plate armor for the leg between the knee and the ankle, usually composed of front and back pieces.
- greaves — a piece of plate armor for the leg between the knee and the ankle, usually composed of front and back pieces.
- grieved — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- griever — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- grieves — Plural form of grieve.
- grooved — simple past tense and past participle of groove.
- groover — One who grooves.
- grooves — Plural form of groove.
- grovels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grovel.
- guevara — Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- gustave — a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “staff of God.”.
- halavah — halvah.
- halvers — Plural form of halver.
- halving — Present participle of halve.
- hanover — a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Capital: Hanover.
- harvard — John, 1607–38, English clergyman in the U.S.: principal benefactor of Harvard College, now Harvard University.
- harvest — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- havable — That can be had, possessed.
- havarti — a semisoft Danish cheese made of cow's milk.