6-letter words containing v
- kurvey — to transport goods by ox cart
- kuvasz — one of a Hungarian breed of large dogs having a short, slightly wavy, white coat, used for herding sheep and as watchdogs.
- kvaløy — two islands in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway: North Kvaløy, 329 sq km (127 sq miles), and South Kvaløy, 735 sq km (284 sq miles)
- kvetch — to complain, especially chronically.
- l wave — an earthquake wave that travels around the earth's surface and is usually the third conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
- laevo- — on or towards the left
- larvae — Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- larval — of, relating to, or in the form of a larva.
- larvas — Plural form of larva.
- lative — (grammar) A case of verbs, found in the Uralic and Northern Caucasian languages, used to indicate motion to a location; in the Northern Caucasian languages, the lative also takes up functions of the dative case.
- latvia — a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of Estonia, an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,395 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km). Capital: Riga.
- lavabo — Ecclesiastical. the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory in the Mass, accompanied in the Roman rite by the recitation of Psalm 26:6–12. the passage recited. the small towel or the basin used.
- lavage — a washing.
- lavash — a large, leavened flatbread from Armenia.
- laveer — to sail windward
- lavern — Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- lavers — Plural form of laver.
- laving — to wash; bathe.
- lavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- lcd tv — a flat-panel, high-definition television set that uses LCD technology to display images.
- le vau — Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1612–70, French architect.
- leaved — having leaves; leafed.
- leaven — a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- leaver — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- leaves — permission to do something: to beg leave to go elsewhere.
- leavis — F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- lekvar — a soft, jamlike spread made of sweetened prunes or apricots.
- leo iv — Saint, died a.d. 855, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 847–855.
- leo vi — pope a.d. 928.
- leonov — Aleksey Arkhipovich [uh-lyi-ksyey uhr-khyee-puh-vyich] /ʌ lyɪˈksyeɪ ʌrˈkhyi pə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, Soviet cosmonaut: first man to walk in space 1965.
- lésvos — Mytilene (def 1).
- leuven — a city in central Belgium.
- levade — a movement in which the horse first lowers its body on increasingly bent hocks, then sits on its hind hooves while keeping its forelegs raised and drawn in.
- levant — to leave secretly or hurriedly to avoid paying debts.
- leveed — an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river.
- levees — Plural form of levee.
- levels — Plural form of level.
- levers — Lift or move with a lever.
- levi's — Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1902–75, Italian painter and writer.
- levied — an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- levier — a person who levies.
- levies — an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- levine — Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
- levins — Plural form of levin.
- levite — a member of the tribe of Levi.
- levity — lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness.
- levkas — an island in the Ionian group, off the W coast of Greece. 114 sq. mi. (295 sq. km).
- libava — Russian name of Liepāja.
- lievre — a river in S Quebec, Canada, flowing SW to the Ottawa River. 200 miles (322 km) long.
- litvak — a Jew from Lithuania or a neighboring country or region.