6-letter words containing va
- sadova — a village in NE Bohemia, in the N Czech Republic: Prussian victory over Austrians 1866.
- saliva — a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
- sattva — (in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- savage — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- savaii — an island in Western Samoa: largest of the Samoa group. 703 sq. mi. (1821 sq. km).
- savant — a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar.
- savate — a sport resembling boxing but permitting blows to be delivered with the feet as well as the hands.
- selvas — a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- serval — a long-limbed, nocturnal African cat, Felis serval, about the size of a bobcat, having a tawny coat spotted with black: now rare in many former habitats.
- shaiva — a Bhakti sect devoted to Shiva.
- shevat — the fifth month of the Jewish calendar.
- shivah — the mourning period, following the funeral and lasting traditionally for seven days, observed by Jews for a deceased parent, sibling, child, or spouse.
- silvan — of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods.
- sivaji — 1627–80, Indian king (1674–80), who led an uprising of Hindus against Muslim rule and founded the Masatha kingdom
- slovak — one of a Slavic people dwelling in Slovakia.
- solvay — Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1838–1922, Belgian chemist.
- sylvan — of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods.
- tattva — essence.
- tuvalu — a parliamentary state consisting of a group of islands in the central Pacific, S of the equator: a former British colony; gained independence 1978. 10 sq. mi. (26 sq. km). Capital: Funafuti.
- ungava — a region in NE Canada, comprising the larger part of the peninsula of Labrador: incorporated into Quebec province 1912.
- univac — (processor, company) A brand of computer. There is a historical placard in the United States Census Bureau that has the following, "The Bureau of the Census dedicated the world's first electronic general purpose data processing computer, UNIVAC I, on June 14, 1951. Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation". The Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation designed and built Univac. Over the years, rights to the Univac name changed hands several times. Circa 1987, Sperry Univac merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation.
- unvain — excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- uvalde — a city in SW Texas.
- vacant — having no contents; empty; void: a vacant niche.
- vacate — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
- vachel — a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “little cow.”.
- vacuum — a space entirely devoid of matter.
- vadose — found or located above the water table: vadose water; vadose zone.
- vagary — an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance: the vagaries of weather; the vagaries of the economic scene.
- vagile — endowed with or having freedom of movement.
- vagina — Anatomy, Zoology. the passage leading from the uterus to the vulva in certain female mammals. Compare oviduct. a sheathlike part or organ.
- vagrom — vagrant.
- vaguer — not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed: vague promises.
- vahana — a vehicle
- vahine — wahine.
- vailed — to veil.
- vainer — excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- vainly — excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- vaisya — a member of the Hindu mercantile and professional class, above the Shudras and below the Kshatriyas. Compare Brahman1 (def 1).
- vakass — a priest's cloak with a metal breastplate, inscribed on which are the names of the twelve apostles
- vakeel — a native lawyer.
- valais — a canton in SW Switzerland. 2021 sq. mi. (5235 sq. km). Capital: Sion.
- valdez — an ice-free port in S Alaska, at N end of the Gulf of Alaska: S terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
- valens — Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c328–378, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 364–378.
- valera — Eamon [ey-muh n] /ˈeɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1882–1975, Irish political leader and statesman, born in the U.S.: prime minister of the Republic of Ireland 1932–48, 1951–54, 1957–59; president 1959–73.
- valery — Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1871–1945, French poet and philosopher.
- valeta — a ballroom dance in triple time
- valete — a farewell or goodbye addressed to more than one person
- valgus — an abnormally turned position of a part of the bone structure of a human being, especially of the leg.
- valine — an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;