9-letter words containing a, i, r, v, e
- varisized — of several or various sizes: varisized patterns on a fabric.
- varityper — a justifying typewriter used to produce copy in various type styles
- varnished — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- vectorial — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
- vehicular — of, relating to, or for vehicles: a vehicular tunnel.
- velarized — pronounced with velar coarticulation.
- venireman — a person summoned under a venire facias.
- veracious — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
- verapamil — a white crystalline powder, C 27 H 38 N 2 O 4 , used as a calcium blocker in the treatment of angina and certain arrhythmias.
- veratrine — a white or grayish-white, slightly water-soluble, poisonous mixture of alkaloids obtained by extraction from the seeds of the sabadilla: formerly used in medicine as a counterirritant in the treatment of rheumatism and neuralgia.
- verbalise — to express in words: He couldn't verbalize his feelings.
- verbalism — a verbal expression, as a word or phrase.
- verbalist — a person skilled in the use of words.
- verbality — wordiness; verbal diffuseness: a speech full of tedious verbality.
- verbalize — to express in words: He couldn't verbalize his feelings.
- verbarian — an inventor of words
- verbiages — overabundance or superfluity of words, as in writing or speech; wordiness; verbosity.
- vergilian — pertaining to or characteristic of the poet Vergil.
- veridical — truthful; veracious.
- veritable — being truly or very much so: a veritable triumph.
- veritably — being truly or very much so: a veritable triumph.
- verminate — to become infested with vermin, especially parasitic vermin.
- vernality — the quality or state of being vernal
- vernalize — to shorten the growth period of (a plant) by chilling or other special treatment of it, its seeds, or its bulbs.
- vernation — the arrangement of the foliage leaves within the bud.
- versatile — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
- vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- vexillary — (in ancient Rome) one of a class of veteran soldiers who served under a special banner.
- viareggio — a town and resort in W Italy, in Tuscany on the Ligurian Sea. Pop: 61 103 (2001)
- vibratile — capable of vibrating or of being vibrated.
- vibrative — vibrating
- vicariate — the office or authority of a vicar.
- vicegeral — of or relating to a vicegerent or a vicegerent's position.
- viceregal — of or relating to a viceroy.
- victualer — a person who furnishes victuals, especially a sutler.
- video art — an art form involving the creative exploitation of video technology to produce videotapes for viewing on a television screen.
- videogram — an audiovisual recording, as on a videotape or DVD
- view mark — a mark stamped on antique armor or metalwork to indicate inspection and approval by the guild or by officials at the place of manufacture.
- viewrinal — a urinal with a small screen at eye level which displays advertisements
- villagery — villages.
- virgulate — rod-shaped; virgate.
- viscerate — to remove the bowels or intestines of
- vitellary — the location within an egg where the yolk is formed
- vivandier — a male sutler
- vizierate — (formerly) a high official in certain Muslim countries and caliphates, especially a minister of state. Compare grand vizier.
- vulgarize — to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase: to vulgarize standards of behavior.
- waivering — Misspelling of wavering.
- writative — inclined to write a lot
- zervanism — a Zoroastrian heresy that developed during the late Achaemenian period according to which both Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu were offspring of Zurvan.