7-letter words containing v
- andreev — Leonid Nikolaevich [lee-uh-nid nik-uh lah-yuh-vich;; Russian llyee-uh-nyeet nyik-uh-lah-yuh-vich] /ˈli ə nɪd ˌnɪkˈəlɑ yə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˌllyi əˈnyit ˌnyɪk əˈlɑ yə vɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1919, Russian writer.
- andvari — a dwarf who possessed a treasure hoard, which was robbed by Loki
- angevin — a native or inhabitant of Anjou
- antivax — of, relating to, or noting people, especially parents of young children, who distrust or are against vaccination: the antivax movement.
- apojove — (astronomy) the spot that is the farthest away from the planet Jupiter in the orbit of each of its own satellites; apoapsis around Jupiter.
- approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- aquavit — a grain- or potato-based spirit from the Scandinavian countries, flavoured with aromatic seeds and spices, esp caraway
- aquiver — quivering
- archive — The archive or archives are a collection of documents and records that contain historical information. You can also use archives to refer to the place where archives are stored.
- argovie — Aargau
- armavir — city in SW Russia, in the Caucasus, on the Kuban River: pop. 178,000
- arrival — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival.
- arrived — to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination: He finally arrived in Rome.
- arriver — One who arrives; usually, one who arrives in a specified way.
- arrives — to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination: He finally arrived in Rome.
- as ever — You say as ever in order to indicate that something or someone's behaviour is not unusual because it is like that all the time or very often.
- as-live — (of a performance for a television programme) performed as though live but broadcast after a short delay to allow for the editing of mistakes, bad language, etc
- ashiver — in a shivering manner
- atavism — the recurrence in a plant or animal of certain primitive characteristics that were present in an ancestor but have not occurred in intermediate generations
- atavist — Biology. the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations. an individual embodying such a reversion.
- autovac — a vacuum pump found in the petrol tank of a car
- av node — atrioventricular node.
- avacado — Misspelling of avocado.
- availed — to be of use or value to; profit; advantage: All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change.
- avarice — Avarice is extremely strong desire for money and possessions.
- avarous — (obsolete) Avaricious.
- avatars — Plural form of avatar.
- avebury — a village in Wiltshire, site of an extensive Neolithic stone circle
- avellan — of or relating to hazelnuts
- avenage — (obsolete, legal) A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent.
- avenged — Simple past tense and past participle of avenge.
- avenger — to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for: to avenge a grave insult.
- avenges — Plural form of avenge.
- avenues — Plural form of avenue.
- average — An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
- averbal — Not verbal; without words and speech.
- avernal — a lake near Naples, Italy, looked upon in ancient times as an entrance to hell, from whose waters vile-smelling vapors arose, supposedly killing birds flying over it.
- avernos — a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- avernus — a crater lake in Italy, near Naples: in ancient times regarded as an entrance to hell
- averral — (nonstandard) The act of averring; an assertion of truth.
- averred — to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
- averted — to turn away or aside: to avert one's eyes.
- averter — a person who averts or turns aside
- avestan — the oldest recorded language of the Iranian branch of the Indo-European family; the language of the Avesta
- aveyron — a department of S France in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Rodez. Pop: 266 940 (2003 est). Area: 8771 sq km (3421 sq miles)
- aviated — Simple past tense and past participle of aviate.
- aviatic — of or relating to aviation
- aviator — An aviator is a pilot of a plane, especially in the early days of flying.
- avicide — Any substance used to kill birds.
- avidity — the quality or state of being avid