6-letter words containing v, a
- avenue — Avenue is sometimes used in the names of streets. The written abbreviation Ave. is also used.
- avered — Simple past tense and past participle of aver.
- averil — a male given name.
- averno — a crater lake in Italy, near Naples: in ancient times regarded as an entrance to hell
- averse — If you say that you are not averse to something, you mean that you quite like it or quite want to do it.
- averts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avert.
- avesta — a collection of sacred writings of Zoroastrianism, including the Songs of Zoroaster
- avians — Plural form of avian.
- aviary — An aviary is a large cage or covered area in which birds are kept.
- aviate — to pilot or fly in an aircraft
- avidin — a protein, found in egg-white, that combines with biotin to form a stable compound that cannot be absorbed, leading to a biotin deficiency in the consumer
- avidly — showing great enthusiasm for or interest in: an avid moviegoer. Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic. Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.
- avidya — ignorance of the identity of oneself with Brahman, resulting in imprisonment within the cycle of birth and death.
- aviles — a port in Asturias, NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay.
- avisos — Plural form of aviso.
- avital — relating to a grandfather or ancestor
- avlona — former name of Vlorë.
- avocat — An advocate, a lawyer.
- avocet — any of several long-legged shore birds of the genus Recurvirostra, such as the European R. avosetta, having black-and-white plumage and a long upward-curving bill: family Recurvirostridae, order Charadriiformes
- avoids — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avoid.
- avoked — Simple past tense and past participle of avoke.
- avouch — to vouch for; guarantee
- avowal — open acknowledgment or declaration
- avowed — If you are an avowed supporter or opponent of something, you have declared that you support it or oppose it.
- avower — A person who avows.
- avowry — a plea by a defendant in an action of replevin who admits taking the distrained goods and shows just cause for the taking.
- avoyer — a former chief Swiss magistrate of an imperial city
- avruga — herring roe with a smoky flavour, sometimes used as a less expensive alternative to caviar
- avulse — to remove or take away by force
- baveux — a meanspirited know-it-all.
- bavins — Plural form of bavin.
- beaver — A beaver is a furry animal with a big flat tail and large teeth. Beavers use their teeth to cut wood and build dams in rivers.
- behave — The way that you behave is the way that you do and say things, and the things that you do and say.
- bhavan — (in India) a large house or building
- biovar — a group of microorganisms, usually bacteria, that have identical genetic but different biochemical or physiological characters.
- bivane — a sensitive vane that measures both the horizontal and vertical components of wind direction.
- bovate — an oxgang
- brasov — an industrial city in central Romania: formerly a centre for expatriate Germans; ceded by Hungary to Romania in 1920. Pop: 249 000 (2005 est)
- braved — possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
- braver — possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
- braves — possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
- bukavu — a port in E Democratic Republic of Congo, on Lake Kivu: commercial and industrial centre. Pop: 294 000 (2005 est)
- calved — Simple past tense and past participle of calve.
- calver — to prepare (a fish) while it is still fresh
- calves — calf1
- calvin — John, original name Jean Cauvin, Caulvin, or Chauvin. 1509–64, French theologian: a leader of the Protestant Reformation in France and Switzerland, establishing the first presbyterian government in Geneva. His theological system is described in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536)
- calvus — (of a cumulonimbus cloud) having its upper portion changing from a rounded, cumuliform shape to a diffuse, whitish, cirriform mass with vertical striations.
- canova — Antonio (anˈtɔːnjo). 1757–1822, Italian neoclassical sculptor
- canvas — Canvas is a strong, heavy cloth that is used for making things such as tents, sails, and bags.
- capivi — Alternative form of copaiba.