6-letter words containing v
- foveal — Of or pertaining to the fovea.
- frivol — to behave frivolously; trifle.
- fulvic — Of or pertaining to fulvic acid or its derivatives.
- fulvid — Fulvous; tawny-coloured.
- garvey — a scowlike open boat, variously propelled, used by oyster and clam fishermen in Delaware Bay and off the coasts of Delaware and New Jersey.
- garvie — a sprat
- gatvol — annoyed; fed up
- gavage — forced feeding, as by a flexible tube and a force pump.
- gavels — Plural form of gavel.
- gavest — (archaic) second-person singular past of give.
- gavial — a large crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, of India and Pakistan, having elongated, garlike jaws: an endangered species.
- geneva — a city in and the capital of the canton of Geneva, in SW Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva: seat of the League of Nations 1920–46.
- geneve — French name of Geneva.
- genova — Italian name of Genoa.
- gevalt — help
- givens — past participle of give.
- givers — Plural form of giver.
- giveth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of give.
- giving — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- glaive — a sword or broadsword.
- gloved — Wearing gloves.
- glover — John, 1732–97, American general.
- gloves — a covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
- goaves — plural of goaf.
- godiva — ("Lady Godiva") died 1057, wife of Leofric. According to legend, she rode naked through the streets of Coventry, England, to win relief for the people from a burdensome tax.
- gonave — Also called Gonâve Island. an island in the Gulf of Gonaïves, in W Haiti. 287 sq. mi. (743 sq. km).
- govern — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- graved — to clean and apply a protective composition of tar to (the bottom of a ship).
- gravel — small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
- graven — a past participle of grave3 .
- graver — the grave accent.
- graves — the grave accent.
- gravid — pregnant1 (def 1).
- gravol — an antihistamine used in the prevention of nausea, esp in travel sickness; dimenhydrinate
- greave — a piece of plate armor for the leg between the knee and the ankle, usually composed of front and back pieces.
- greeve — (UK dialectal) A reeve; steward.
- grieve — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- grivet — a small Abyssinian monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, with a grayish back, gray tail, black face, and dark extremities.
- groove — a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
- groovy — Slang. highly stimulating or attractive; excellent: groovy music; a groovy car.
- groved — a small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth: a grove of pines.
- grovel — to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- grover — a male given name.
- groves — a small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth: a grove of pines.
- grovet — a wrestling hold in which a wrestler in a kneeling position grips the head of his kneeling opponent with one arm and forces his shoulders down with the other
- guavas — Plural form of guava.
- guiver — affectation of speech or manner.
- guryev — a port city in W Kazakhstan, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Caspian Sea.
- gustav — (Gustaf Adolf) 1882–1973, king of Sweden 1950–73 (son of Gustavus V).
- guvnor — Guvnor is sometimes used to refer to or address a man who is in a position of authority over you, for example your employer or father.