| CAVA | • cava n. Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan white sparkling wine. • cava n. (Anatomy) Ellipsis of vena cava.. • cava n. Plural of cavum. |
| DEVA | • deva n. A god in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism. • DEVA n. (Sanskrit) a Hindu god, also DEV. |
| DIVA | • diva n. Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. • diva n. A person who may be considered or who considers herself (or by extension himself) much more important… • DIVA n. (Italian) a distinguished female operatic singer. |
| FAVA | • fava n. A fava bean; a bean (seed or seed pod) of the plant Vicia faba or the plant itself. • Fava prop.n. A surname from Italian. • FAVA n. (Italian) a broad bean. |
| JAVA | • java n. A blend of coffee imported from the island of Java. • java n. (US, colloquial) Coffee in general. • java n. A dance popular in France in the early 20th century. |
| KAVA | • kava n. A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum. • kava n. An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant. • Kava prop.n. A surname. |
| KIVA | • kiva n. A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village. • KIVA n. (Native American) an underground chamber used in religious rites by Pueblo Indians. |
| LAVA | • lava n. The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides. • lava n. (Informal, proscribed) Magma. • lava n. A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava. |
| LEVA | • leva n. Plural of lev. • Leva prop.n. A surname. • LEV n. a unit of Bulgarian currency, also LEW. |
| NOVA | • nova n. (Astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star. • Nova prop.n. A female given name from Latin. • Nova n. (Uncountable) Smoked Nova Scotia salmon. |
| RIVA | • riva n. A rift or cleft. • Riva prop.n. A surname. • RIVA n. (Old Norse) in Shetland, a cleft in rock. |
| TAVA | • tava n. Alternative form of tawa. • TAVA n. (Hindi) a griddle in Indian cookery, also TAVAH, TAWA. |
| ULVA | • ulva n. Any organism of the genus Ulva. • Ulva prop.n. A small island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, off the coast of Mull… • Ulva prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Ulvaceae – the sea lettuce, laver and similar algae. |
| URVA | • urva n. The crab-eating mongoose, Herpestes urva; an individual of the species. • Urva prop.n. (Obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – Herpestes — the mongoose genus. • URVA n. (Nepali) the crab-eating mongoose of SE Asia. |
| VIVA | • viva interj. Long live ... ! (used to express acclaim or support). • viva v. (Transitive, intransitive, dated) To cheer, applaud. • viva n. A shout of applause. |