9-letter words containing a, s, v
- revarnish — 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.
- revisable — to amend or alter: to revise one's opinion.
- rivalless — without rivals
- rivalrous — characterized by rivalry; competitive: the rivalrous aspect of their friendship.
- rivalship — rivalry
- rna virus — any virus containing RNA; retrovirus.
- rotavirus — a double-stranded RNA virus of the genus Rotavirus, family Reoviridae, that is a major cause of infant diarrhea.
- sackville — Thomas, 1st Earl of Dorset, 1536–1608, English statesman and poet.
- sail-over — a repetition of an indecisive or interrupted run of a racing yacht.
- salivator — any agent that causes salivation.
- salvarsan — a medicine containing arsenic
- salvation — the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc.
- salvatore — a male given name.
- salvatory — a place for storing something safely
- salvemini — Gaetano [gah-e-tah-naw] /ˌgɑ ɛˈtɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1957, Italian historian in the U.S.
- sama-veda — one of the Samhitas, a collection of mantras and tunes used in connection with the Rig-Veda.
- sansovino — Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), (Andrea Contucci) 1460–1529, Italian sculptor and architect.
- sarasvati — the Hindu goddess of learning and the arts.
- sarvodaya — (in India) economic and social development and improvement of a community as a whole
- sauvignon — a small blue-black grape grown primarily in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, in SW France, and highly prized in winemaking.
- save face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- saver sub — A saver sub is a short piece of connecting pipe with threads on both ends, which is part of a drill string.
- savouries — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- savviness — experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): consumers who are savvy about prices; a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
- scavenger — an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
- schiavone — the Italian name for a 17th century basket-hilted sword with a double edge
- schvartze — a term used by some Jewish people to refer to a black person.
- sea devil — manta (def 4).
- sea level — the horizontal plane or level corresponding to the surface of the sea at mean level between high and low tide.
- sea raven — a large marine fish of the genus Hemitripterus, as H. americanus, common on the northern Atlantic coast of America.
- sea rover — a pirate.
- semivocal — of or relating to a semivowel
- servantry — servants collectively, esp the servants of a particular establishment as a body
- sevenbark — wild hydrangea.
- severable — capable of being severed.
- severally — separately; singly.
- severalty — the state of being separate.
- severance — the act of severing or the state of being severed.
- sexvalent — hexavalent or having a valency of six
- sharesave — (in Britain) a system by which employees can invest, risk-free, in their company's shares
- shaveling — Older Use: Disparaging. a clergyman with a shaven or tonsured head.
- shavetail — U.S. Army. a second lieutenant.
- shockwave — (tool) A program from Macromedia for viewing files created with Macromedia Director. Shockwave is freely available as a plug-in for the Netscape Navigator web browser. "Shocked" pages that incorporate documents created in Director can usually only be enjoyed by users with an ISDN or faster connection.
- shortwave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
- shvartzer — Yiddish: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. schvartze.
- siccative — causing or promoting absorption of moisture; drying.
- sine wave — a periodic oscillation, as simple harmonic motion, having the same geometric representation as a sine function.
- slave ant — an ant taken as a larva or pupa by ants of another species and becoming a working member of the captor colony.
- slaveling — a person in a condition of servility or slavery.
- slavenska — Mia [mee-ah] /ˈmi ɑ/ (Show IPA), (Mia Corak) 1914?–2002, U.S. dancer and choreographer, born in Yugoslavia.