8-letter words containing iv
- chivalry — Chivalry is polite, kind, and unselfish behaviour, especially by men towards women.
- chivaree — shivaree.
- chivvied — Simple past tense and past participle of chivvy.
- chivvies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chivvy.
- civicism — the principle of civil government
- civilian — In a military situation, a civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces.
- civilise — To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
- civilist — a civilian
- civility — politeness or courtesy, esp when formal
- civilize — To civilize a person or society means to educate them and improve their way of life.
- cliveden — a mansion in Buckinghamshire, on the N bank of the Thames near Maidenhead: formerly the home of Nancy Astor and the scene of gatherings of politicians and others (known as the Cliveden Set); now a hotel
- co-drive — to take alternate turns driving (a vehicle) with another person
- coactive — acting together.
- coderive — to derive jointly
- codriver — The navigator in the sport of rally racing, who sits in the front passenger seat and gives directions to the driver.
- coercive — Coercive measures are intended to force people to do something that they do not want to do.
- cohesive — Something that is cohesive consists of parts that fit together well and form a united whole.
- conative — denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages used to indicate the effort of the agent in performing the activity described by the verb
- conceive — If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
- connived — Simple past tense and past participle of connive.
- conniver — to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with): They connived to take over the business.
- connives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of connive.
- contrive — If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
- convival — (obsolete) Relating to a feast or festivity; convivial.
- convives — an eating or drinking companion; fellow diner or drinker.
- cooptive — to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- corrival — rival
- creative — A creative person has the ability to invent and develop original ideas, especially in the arts.
- crescive — increasing; growing
- cultivar — a variety of a plant that was produced from a natural species and is maintained by cultivation
- curative — Something that has curative properties can cure people's illnesses.
- cursives — Plural form of cursive.
- deceived — (of a person) Cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage.
- deceiver — to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
- deceives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deceive.
- decisive — If a fact, action, or event is decisive, it makes it certain that there will be a particular result.
- delative — noting a case whose distinctive function is to indicate place down from which.
- deletive — intended to destroy or remove
- delivers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deliver.
- delivery — Delivery or a delivery is the bringing of letters, parcels, or other goods to someone's house or to another place where they want them.
- delusive — tending to delude; misleading
- demivolt — a half turn on the hind legs
- denotive — used or serving to denote; denotative.
- deprival — to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons): to deprive a man of life; to deprive a baby of candy.
- deprived — Deprived people or people from deprived areas do not have the things that people consider to be essential in life, for example acceptable living conditions or education.
- depriver — Agent noun of deprive; one who deprives.
- deprives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprive.
- derisive — A derisive noise, expression, or remark expresses contempt.
- derivate — derived
- deriving — to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).