8-letter words containing va
- flavanol — (organic compound) Any of a class of flavonoids that use the 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-ol molecular skeleton.
- fravashi — the soul of a dead ancestor.
- galavant — to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
- galivant — Alt form gallivant.
- gallivat — (nautical) A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, used on the Malabar coast.
- galvanic — pertaining to or produced by galvanism; producing or caused by an electric current.
- galvano- — indicating a galvanic current
- gavarnie — a waterfall in SW France, in the Pyrenees. 1384 feet (422 meters) high.
- gavaskar — Sunil Manohar (ˈsʊnɪl ˈmænəʊhɑː). born 1949, Indian cricketer: played in 125 test matches (1971–87), 47 as captain; first batsman to score more than 10,000 test runs
- gingivae — gum2 (def 1).
- gingival — of or relating to the gums.
- godavari — a river flowing SE from W India to the Bay of Bengal. 900 miles (1450 km) long.
- gravamen — the part of an accusation that weighs most heavily against the accused; the substantial part of a charge or complaint.
- grievand — One who is the object of a formal grievance.
- grievant — a person who submits a complaint for arbitration.
- hatikvah — the national anthem of Israel.
- hindutva — (in India) a political movement advocating Hindu nationalism and the establishment of a Hindu state
- hovawart — a medium-sized strongly-built dog of a breed with a long thick coat, a thick tuft of hair round the neck, and a long bushy tail
- hrvatska — Croatian name of Croatia.
- in vacuo — in a vacuum.
- innovada — An object-oriented extension to Ada, said to be Lisp-like. Implemented as an Ada preprocessor.
- innovate — to introduce something new; make changes in anything established.
- interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- invaders — Plural form of invader.
- invading — Present participle of invade.
- invalids — Plural form of invalid.
- invasion — an act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, especially by an army.
- invasive — characterized by or involving invasion; offensive: invasive war.
- ivan iii — ("Ivan the Great") 1440–1505, grand duke of Muscovy 1462–1505.
- java fig — a small tree, Ficus benjamina, of the mulberry family, native to southeastern Asia and Australia, having drooping branches and glossy leaves: widely cultivated as a houseplant.
- java man — the fossil remains of Homo erectus found in Java.
- java sea — a sea between Java and Borneo.
- javanese — of or relating to the island of Java, its people, or their language.
- jhabvala — Ruth Prawer, original name Ruth Prawer. 1927–2013, British writer living in India and the US, born in Germany to Polish parents: author of the Booker-prizewinning novel Heat and Dust (1975) and scripts for films by James Ivory
- kalevala — (italics) the national epic of Finland (1835, enlarged 1849), compiled and arranged by Elias Lönnrot from popular lays of the Middle Ages.
- kauravas — (in the Mahabharata) the cousins and enemies of the Pandavas.
- kistvaen — cist2 .
- kristeva — Julia, born 1941, French literary theorist, critic, and psychoanalyst, born in Bulgaria.
- lake van — a salt lake in E Turkey, at an altitude of 1650 m (5400 ft): fed by melting snow and glaciers. Area: 3737 sq km (1433 sq miles)
- lava bed — a large expanse of flat lava flows
- lavaboes — Plural form of lavabo.
- lavaform — in the form of lava
- lavalava — the principal garment for both sexes in Polynesia, especially in Samoa, consisting of a piece of printed cloth worn as a loincloth or skirt.
- lavalier — an ornamental pendant, usually jeweled, worn on a chain around the neck.
- lavalike — Resembling lava in one or more characteristics, such as heat or viscosity.
- lavandin — a hybrid plant with blue or grey flowers, developed by crossing true lavender with spike lavender
- lavatera — (botany) Any of the genus Lavatera of malvaceous flowering plants.
- lavation — the process of washing.
- lavatory — a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities.
- levanted — Simple past tense and past participle of levant.