8-letter words starting with v
- vergence — the turning motion of the eyeballs toward or away from each other. Compare convergence (def 4), divergence (def 3).
- vergency — an inclination or tendency; the act of verging or approaching
- veridian — a long-lasting, bluish-green pigment, consisting of a hydrated oxide of chromium.
- verified — confirmed as to accuracy or truth by acceptable evidence, action, etc.
- verifier — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- verifies — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- veristic — the theory that rigid representation of truth and reality is essential to art and literature, and therefore the ugly and vulgar must be included.
- verities — the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality: to question the verity of a statement.
- verjuice — an acid liquor made from the sour juice of crab apples, unripe grapes, etc., formerly much used for culinary and other purposes.
- verkramp — bigoted or illiberal
- verlaine — Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
- verligte — (during apartheid) a person of any of the White political parties who supported liberal trends in government policy
- vermined — plagued with vermin
- vermoulu — worm-eaten
- vermouth — an aromatized white wine in which herbs, roots, barks, bitters, and other flavorings have been steeped.
- vernazza — a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
- vernicle — veronica1 .
- veronese — of or relating to the city or town of Verona.
- veronica — a female given name.
- verquere — a variation of backgammon
- verriere — a French bowl similar to a monteith in form and use.
- verrucae — Medicine/Medical. a wart.
- verselet — a small verse
- verseman — a man who writes verse
- versicle — a little verse.
- versiera — witch of Agnesi.
- vertebra — any of the bones or segments composing the spinal column, consisting typically of a cylindrical body and an arch with various processes, and forming a foramen, or opening, through which the spinal cord passes.
- vertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- vertices — a plural of vertex.
- verticil — a whorl or circle, as of leaves or hairs, arranged around a point on an axis.
- vertisol — a clay-rich soil in which deep cracks form during the dry season.
- vervelle — any of a number of staples riveted along the base of a basinet to hold an aventail.
- verwoerd — Hendrik Frensch [hen-drik frens] /ˈhɛn drɪk frɛns/ (Show IPA), 1901–66, South African political leader, born in the Netherlands: prime minister 1958–66.
- vesalius — Andreas [ahn-dre-ahs] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1514–64, Flemish anatomist.
- vesicant — producing a blister or blisters, as a medicinal substance; vesicating.
- vesicate — to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
- vesperal — the part of an antiphonary containing the chants for vespers.
- vespiary — a nest of social wasps.
- vespucci — Amerigo [uh-mer-i-goh;; Italian ah-me-ree-gaw] /əˈmɛr ɪˌgoʊ;; Italian ˌɑ mɛˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), (Americus Vespucius) 1451–1512, Italian merchant, adventurer, and explorer after whom America was named.
- vesseled — a craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat.
- vest top — a sleeveless top; a top with thin shoulder straps
- vestally — in a vestal manner
- vestiary — of or relating to garments or vestments.
- vestigia — a vestigial structure of any kind; vestige.
- vestment — a garment, especially an outer garment.
- vesturer — a person in charge of church vestments
- vesuvian — of, relating to, or resembling Mount Vesuvius; volcanic.
- vesuvius — Mount, an active volcano in SW Italy, near Naples. Its eruption destroyed the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum a.d. 79. About 3900 feet (1190 meters).
- vetivert — the aromatic oil derived from the roots of the vetiver.
- vexation — the act of vexing.