9-letter words containing a, n, i, v, e
- universal — of, relating to, or characteristic of all or the whole: universal experience.
- unlivable — suitable for living in; habitable; comfortable: It took a lot of work to make the old house livable.
- unrivaled — having no rival or competitor; having no equal; incomparable; supreme: His work is unrivaled for the beauty of its prose.
- unweaving — to undo, take apart, or separate (something woven); unravel.
- vaccinate — to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox.
- valencies — valence.
- valentine — Saint, died a.d. c270, Christian martyr at Rome.
- valentino — Rudolph (Rodolpho d'Antonguolla) 1895–1926, U.S. motion-picture actor, born in Italy.
- vandalise — to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night.
- vandalize — to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night.
- 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.
- vauquelin — Louis Nicolas [lwee nee-kaw-lah] /lwi ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1763–1829, French chemist: discoverer of chromium and beryllium.
- veblenian — of, relating to, or suggesting the theories of Thorstein Veblen.
- veniality — able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- venireman — a person summoned under a venire facias.
- ventifact — a pebble or cobble that has been faceted, grooved, and polished by the erosive action of wind-driven sand.
- ventilate — to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- 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.
- verbarian — an inventor of words
- vergilian — pertaining to or characteristic of the poet Vergil.
- 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.
- vespasian — (Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus) a.d. 9–79, Roman emperor 70–79.
- vicennial — of or for 20 years.
- vide ante — (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text) see before
- videoland — the world of television and televised images
- vientiane — a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- viewrinal — a urinal with a small screen at eye level which displays advertisements
- vigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
- vigilante — a member of a vigilance committee.
- villanage — villainy
- vinaceous — of, relating to, or resembling wine or grapes.
- vindemial — relating to a grape harvest
- vindicate — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
- vine leaf — leaf of a climbing plant
- vitalness — the quality of being vital
- vitamin e — a pale-yellow viscous fluid, abundant in vegetable oils, whole-grain cereals, butter, and eggs, and important as an antioxidant in the deactivation of free radicals and in maintenance of the body's cell membranes: deficiency is rare.
- vitaphone — an early technique in commercial film-making in which the accompanying sound was produced by discs
- vivamente — in a lively manner
- vivandier — a male sutler
- vivianite — a secondary mineral, hydrous ferrous phosphate, Fe 3 (PO 4) 2 ⋅8H 2 O, occurring in the form of pale blue crystals or powder.
- voisinage — a district or neighbourhood
- volcanize — to affect or alter by volcanic heat or action.
- vulcanise — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- vulcanite — a hard, readily cut and polished rubber, obtained by vulcanizing rubber with a large amount of sulfur, used in the manufacture of combs, buttons, and for electric insulation.
- vulcanize — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- waivering — Misspelling of wavering.
- wind vane — weather vane.