Banana
Dresser
Grammar
Potato
Revive
Uneven

What do these words have in common? What words (in the English Dictionary) start with 'V' and follow the same rule?

Each word, when reversed except for the initial letter, will spell the same word.  The same is true with the following words that start with 'V': 

vara - a unit of length in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries, varying in length from 32 to 48 inches
vasa - vessels or ducts (plural of vas) [Biology]
vee - shaped like the letter V
venine - a poisonous substance in snake venom (variant spelling of venin) [Biochemistry]
villi - long, soft, straight hairs covering parts of certain plants (plural of villus) [Botony]; minute vascular processes on certain membranes (plural of villus) [Anatomy]
voodoo - black magic

Posted by Dej Mar on 2006-07-18 11:48:09