7-letter words containing a, d, v, e
- fadeyev — Aleksandr Aleksandrovich [al-ig-zan-der al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1901–56, Russian novelist.
- favored — regarded or treated with preference or partiality: Her beauty made her the favored child.
- gaveled — Simple past tense and past participle of gavel.
- greaved — a piece of plate armor for the leg between the knee and the ankle, usually composed of front and back pieces.
- havered — Simple past tense and past participle of haver.
- impaved — Simple past tense and past participle of impave.
- invaded — Simple past tense and past participle of invade.
- invader — to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent: Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
- invades — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invade.
- khediva — the wife of a khedive
- lavaged — Simple past tense and past participle of lavage.
- medevac — a helicopter for evacuating the wounded from a battlefield.
- medivac — to transport (sick or wounded persons) by medevac.
- midvale — a town in N Utah.
- nevadan — a state in the W United States. 110,540 sq. mi. (286,300 sq. km). Capital: Carson City. Abbreviation: NV (for use with zip code), Nev.
- novated — Simple past tense and past participle of novate.
- oversad — sadder than necessary
- pervade — to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air.
- ravaged — to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
- raveled — to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
- ravined — marked or furrowed with ravines.
- rivaled — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- savored — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- tardive — appearing or tending to appear late, as in human development or in the treatment of a disease.
- unpaved — a pavement.
- unsaved — to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
- uvedale — Nicholas, Udall.
- v-e day — May 8, 1945, the day of victory in Europe for the Allies in World War II.
- vacated — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
- vaivode — voivode.
- valeted — a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- vandyke — a wide collar of lace and linen with the edge formed into scallops or deep points.
- vat dye — any of the class of insoluble dyes impregnated into textile fibers by reduction into soluble leuco bases that regenerate the insoluble dye on oxidation.
- vaulted — constructed or covered with a vault, as a building or chamber.
- vaunted — praised boastfully or excessively: the vaunted beauties of Paris.
- vedalia — an Australian ladybird, Rodolia cardinalis, introduced elsewhere to control the scale insect Icerya purchasi, which is a pest of citrus fruits
- vedanta — the chief Hindu philosophy, dealing mainly with the Upanishadic doctrine of the identity of Brahman and Atman, that reached its highest development a.d. c800 through the philosopher Shankara. Compare Advaita, dvaita (def 2).
- velated — Biology. having a velum.
- vendace — a whitefish, Coregonus vandesius, inhabiting lakes in Scotland and England.
- vendage — the harvest of grapes
- vendean — of or relating to the Vendée or its inhabitants.
- ventrad — toward the ventral side; ventrally.
- veranda — Also, verandah. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house; gallery.
- verdant — green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass: a verdant oasis.
- viduage — widows collectively; widowhood
- visaged — the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.
- vistaed — possessing or forming a vista or vistas.
- wavered — Simple past tense and past participle of waver.