9-letter words containing a, v, i, n
- overgrain — to apply a grainy texture to
- overpaint — to cover over with paint
- overstain — to stain too much
- overtrain — to train excessively
- ovulation — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- par avion — by plane (used especially as a designation on matter to be sent by airmail).
- parvoline — any of various isomeric ptomaines found in liquid derived from decaying animal matter or bituminous coals
- pavlovian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Pavlov or his work, especially of experiments in which he elicited predictable responses from laboratory animals.
- pervading — omnipresent; felt everywhere
- pervasion — to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air.
- plaintive — expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: a plaintive melody.
- plainview — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- plan view — plan (def 4).
- privation — lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life: His life of privation began to affect his health.
- pulvinate — having the shape of a cushion; resembling a cushion; cushion-shaped.
- quavering — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- radio van — a van containing equipment for transmitting and receiving radio signals
- ravelling — to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
- ravenings — rapacious behaviour and activities
- ravenlike — resembling a raven
- ravishing — extremely beautiful or attractive; enchanting; entrancing.
- revamping — to renovate, redo, or revise: We've decided to revamp the entire show.
- 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.
- revealing — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- ribavirin — a synthetic compound, C 8 H 1 2 N 4 O 5 , active against several DNA and RNA viruses.
- ritonavir — a type of anti-viral drug used to treat HIV infection and AIDS
- riverbank — the slopes bordering a river.
- rna virus — any virus containing RNA; retrovirus.
- rovaniemi — a city in N Finland, near the Arctic Circle.
- salvation — the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc.
- salvemini — Gaetano [gah-e-tah-naw] /ˌgɑ ɛˈtɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1957, Italian historian in the U.S.
- sansovino — Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), (Andrea Contucci) 1460–1529, Italian sculptor and architect.
- sauvignon — a small blue-black grape grown primarily in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, in SW France, and highly prized in winemaking.
- savviness — experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): consumers who are savvy about prices; a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
- schiavone — the Italian name for a 17th century basket-hilted sword with a double edge
- shaveling — Older Use: Disparaging. a clergyman with a shaven or tonsured head.
- sine wave — a periodic oscillation, as simple harmonic motion, having the same geometric representation as a sine function.
- slaveling — a person in a condition of servility or slavery.
- slavering — to let saliva run from the mouth; slobber; drool.
- slavonian — of or relating to Slavonia or its inhabitants.
- slovakian — a republic in central Europe: formerly a part of Czechoslovakia; under German protection 1939–45; independent since 1993. 18,931 sq. mi. (49,035 sq. km). Capital: Bratislava.
- slovenian — of or from Slovenia
- solvation — a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- spin wave — a magnetic wave propagated through a crystal lattice by a collective excitation of the spin angular momentum of electrons.
- stanislav — former name of Ivano-Frankovsk.
- stavudine — an antiviral drug used to treat HIV infections
- subniveal — beneath the snow
- swan dive — into water
- swan-dive — to perform a swan dive.
- sylvanite — a mineral, gold silver telluride, (AuAg)Te 2 , silver-white with metallic luster, often occurring in crystals so arranged as to resemble written characters: an ore of gold.