7-letter words containing v
- aviette — an aeroplane driven solely by the strength of the aviator
- aviform — shaped like a bird
- avignon — a city in SE France, on the Rhône: seat of the papacy (1309–77); famous 12th-century bridge, now partly destroyed. Pop: 94 787 (2006)
- avionic — Of, or relating to avionics (aviation electronics).
- avocado — Avocados are pear-shaped vegetables, with hard skins and large stones, which are usually eaten raw.
- avocate — (obsolete) To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal.
- avocets — Plural form of avocet.
- avodire — a yellow hardwood from an African tree
- avoided — to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger.
- avoider — to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger.
- avolate — (obsolete) To fly away; to escape.
- avowals — Plural form of avowal.
- avowing — Present participle of avow.
- avulsed — Simple past tense and past participle of avulse.
- b movie — a low-budget movie made especially to accompany a major feature film on a double bill.
- b-movie — A B-movie is a film which is produced quickly and cheaply and is often considered to have little artistic value.
- baklava — a rich cake of Middle Eastern origin consisting of thin layers of pastry filled with nuts and honey
- baranov — Aleksandr Andreyevich [uh-lyi-ksahn-dr uhn-drye-yi-vyich] /ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr ʌnˈdryɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1747–1819, Russian fur trader in Alaska.
- barnave — Antoine Pierre. 1761–93, French revolutionary. A prominent member of the National Assembly, he was executed for his royalist sympathies
- basic v — The version of the Basic programming language which comes on ROM in Acorn's RISC computers: the Archimedes range and the RiscPC. It features REPEAT and WHILE loops, multi-line IF statements, procedures and functions, local variables, error handling, system calls and a built-in assembler.
- batavia — an ancient district of the Netherlands, on an island at the mouth of the Rhine
- bavaria — a state of S Germany: a former duchy and kingdom; mainly wooded highland, with the Alps in the south. Capital: Munich. Pop: 12 155 000 (2000 est). Area: 70 531 sq km (27 232 sq miles)
- be-have — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
- beavers — Plural form of beaver.
- beavery — a place in which beavers may be kept
- bedevil — If you are bedevilled by something unpleasant, it causes you a lot of problems over a period of time.
- beehive — A beehive is a structure in which bees are kept, which is designed so that the beekeeper can collect the honey that they produce.
- behaved — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
- behaver — something or someone who behaves
- behoove — If it behooves you to do something, it is right, necessary, or useful for you to do it.
- beknave — to treat as a knave
- believe — If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure.
- beloved — A beloved person, thing, or place is one that you feel great affection for.
- ben-zvi — Itzhak (ˈjɪtsxak). 1884–1963, Israeli statesman; president (1952–63)
- bereave — to deprive (of) something or someone valued, esp through death
- beslave — to treat as a slave
- beveled — If a piece of wood, metal, or glass has beveled edges, its edges are cut sloping.
- beverly — a feminine name
- bevomit — to vomit over
- bilevel — having two levels
- biovars — a group of microorganisms, usually bacteria, that have identical genetic but different biochemical or physiological characters.
- bivalve — any marine or freshwater mollusc of the class Pelecypoda (formerly Bivalvia or Lamellibranchia), having a laterally compressed body, a shell consisting of two hinged valves, and gills for respiration. The group includes clams, cockles, oysters, and mussels
- bivinyl — butadiene.
- bivious — with a choice of two different ways
- bivouac — A bivouac is a temporary camp made by soldiers or mountain climbers.
- bolivar — the standard monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 céntimos
- bolivia — an inland republic in central S America: original Aymara Indian population conquered by the Incas in the 13th century; colonized by Spain from 1538; became a republic in 1825; consists of low plains in the east, with ranges of the Andes rising to over 6400 m (21 000 ft) and the Altiplano, a plateau averaging 3900 m (13 000 ft) in the west; contains some of the world's highest inhabited regions; important producer of tin and other minerals. Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: boliviano. Capital: La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial). Pop: 10 461 053 (2013 est). Area: 1 098 580 sq km (424 260 sq miles)
- borisov — a city in N central Byelorussia, NE of Minsk.
- bouvier — a large powerful dog of a Belgian breed, having a rough shaggy coat: used esp for cattle herding and guarding
- bravado — Bravado is an appearance of courage or confidence that someone shows in order to impress other people.