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8-Letter Words That Start With: VEL

There are 14 8-letter words, 0 8-letter phrases and 0 8-letter abbr's that start with VEL.

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velarize8
20 verbv
verb

• To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.

• To replace a (usually more front) consonant with a velar.

velocity8
16 nounn
noun

• distance travelled per unit time

velveted8
15 verb, adjectivev, adj
Valid word for Scrabble US
velveret8
14 nounn
Valid word for Scrabble US
velleity8
14 nounn
noun

• a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain

• volition in its weakest form

velamina8
13
noun

• A covering membrane or velum

• A spongy, usually pale, multiseriate epidermis (i.e. consisting of multiple layers of cells) covering the roots of some kinds of plants, especially plant species with an epiphytic or semi-epiphytic habit. Examples include various orchid and Clivia species

velarium8
13 nounn
noun

• The marginal membrane of certain medusae belonging to the Discophora

• An awning that stretched over the seating area of the Colosseum in Ancient Rome

veligers8
12 nounn
noun

• The planktonic larva of many kinds of marine and freshwater gastropod molluscs, as well as most bivalve molluscs.

veluring8
12 adjectiveadj
Valid word for Scrabble US
veloutes8
11 nounn
noun

• white sauce made with stock instead of milk

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