9-letter words containing a, i, r, v
- 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)
- viatorial — pertaining to travelling
- vibraharp — a musical percussion instrument that resembles a marimba and is played with mallets, but that has metal instead of wooden bars and has a set of electrically powered resonators for sustaining the tone or creating a vibrato.
- vibrantly — moving to and fro rapidly; vibrating.
- vibratile — capable of vibrating or of being vibrated.
- vibration — the act of vibrating.
- vibrative — vibrating
- vibratory — capable of or producing vibration.
- vicariant — the geographical separation and isolation of a subpopulation, resulting in the original population's differentiation as a new variety or species.
- vicariate — the office or authority of a vicar.
- vicarious — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- vicegeral — of or relating to a vicegerent or a vicegerent's position.
- viceregal — of or relating to a viceroy.
- victorian — of or relating to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign: Victorian poets.
- 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.
- virgilian — pertaining to or characteristic of the poet Vergil.
- virginals — Often, virginals. a rectangular harpsichord with the strings stretched parallel to the keyboard, the earlier types placed on a table: popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- virginian — of or relating to the state of Virginia.
- virgulate — rod-shaped; virgate.
- viricidal — of or relating to viricides; destroying viruses
- virilocal — Anthropology. living with or located near the husband's father's group; patrilocal.
- virtually — for the most part; almost wholly; just about: He is virtually unknown.
- virucidal — an agent for destroying viruses.
- vis major — force majeure.
- viscerate — to remove the bowels or intestines of
- visionary — given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes: a visionary enthusiast.
- visitator — an official visitor
- vitellary — the location within an egg where the yolk is formed
- vitruvian — Marcus, flourished 1st century b.c, Roman architect, engineer, and author.
- vivandier — a male sutler
- vizierate — (formerly) a high official in certain Muslim countries and caliphates, especially a minister of state. Compare grand vizier.
- voracious — craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite.
- vraicking — the act of gathering vraic
- vulgarian — a vulgar person, especially one whose vulgarity is the more conspicuous because of wealth, prominence, or pretensions to good breeding.