8-letter words containing ev
- leviable — that may be levied.
- levigate — to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, as in a mortar, with or without the addition of a liquid.
- levirate — the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
- levitate — to rise or float in the air, especially as a result of a supernatural power that overcomes gravity.
- levodopa — a synthetic substance, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , that is converted in the brain to dopamine: used chiefly in the treatment of parkinsonism.
- levogyre — an anticlockwise spiral
- levulose — fructose.
- lhevinne — Josef [joh-zuh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf/ (Show IPA), 1874–1944, Russian pianist.
- longeval — Long-lived; longevous.
- lovevine — a leafless parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta
- mahadeva — a name of Shiva.
- malevich — Kasimir [kaz-uh mir] /ˈkæz əmɪr/ (Show IPA), 1878–1935, Russian painter: founder of suprematism.
- manoever — Misspelling of manoeuvre or 'maneuver'.
- medevacs — Plural form of medevac.
- medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- medvedev — Dmitry Anatolyevich (ˈdmitrij anaˈtoljɪvɪtʃ). born 1965, Russian politician; president of Russia (2008–12); prime minister of Russia from 2012
- midlevel — At a medium level; neither high nor low in rank.
- misevent — an event that does not take place as expected or planned
- moiseyev — Igor Alexandrovich [ee-guh r uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /ˈi gər ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–2007, Russian dancer and choreographer.
- museveni — Yoweri Kaguta [yohwer-ee kah-goo-tah] /ˈyoʊwɛr i kɑˈgu tɑ/ (Show IPA), born 1944, Ugandan politician: president 1986-.
- nevelson — Louise, 1900–1988, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia.
- nieveful — a fistful, the quantity that may be contained in a closed fist
- ninevite — the ancient capital of Assyria: its ruins are opposite Mosul, on the Tigris River, in N Iraq.
- nonevent — an event or situation that is anticipated but does not occur or occurs with much less than the expected impact, especially one that has been widely publicized; anticlimax.
- nonlevel — not level; uneven
- not even — no!
- pageview — one viewing of a web page; a single visit: Tracking pageviews is a way of predicting the advertising potential of a website.
- perceval — Spencer, 1762–1812, British statesman: prime minister 1809–12.
- prevalue — to value beforehand
- previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- previsit — to visit beforehand
- previsor — to foresee.
- primeval — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- re-evoke — to evoke again
- relevant — bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
- relevied — an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- relieved — to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- reliever — a person or thing that relieves.
- replevin — an action for the recovery of goods or chattels wrongfully taken or detained.
- reprieve — to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
- rereview — to review again
- rerevise — a new or second revise or revised version
- retrieve — to recover or regain: to retrieve the stray ball.
- rev-head — a motor-sport enthusiast
- revamped — to renovate, redo, or revise: We've decided to revamp the entire show.
- revanche — the policy of a state intent on regaining areas of its original territory that have been lost to other states as a result of war, a treaty signed under duress, etc.
- revealed — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- revealer — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- revehent — carrying back
- reveille — a signal, as of a drum or bugle, sounded early in the morning to awaken military personnel and to alert them for assembly.