9-letter words containing a, v, i, r
- rara avis — a rare person or thing; rarity.
- 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
- ravigotte — a cold French sauce or dressing for salad containing mixed chopped herbs such as tarragon and chives
- ravishing — extremely beautiful or attractive; enchanting; entrancing.
- real live — You use real live to say that someone or something is present or exists, when you want to indicate that you think this is exciting and unusual or unexpected.
- relatival — of or relating to a relative
- relatives — a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- reprieval — reprieve; respite.
- retrieval — the act of retrieving.
- 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.
- revibrate — to vibrate again
- revictual — to victual or provide with food again
- reviolate — to violate again
- revisable — to amend or alter: to revise one's opinion.
- revivable — to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds.
- reykjavik — a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- rib vault — a vault supported by or decorated with diagonal ribs.
- ribavirin — a synthetic compound, C 8 H 1 2 N 4 O 5 , active against several DNA and RNA viruses.
- rio bravo — Mexican name of Rio Grande (def 1).
- ritonavir — a type of anti-viral drug used to treat HIV infection and AIDS
- rivalless — without rivals
- rivalrous — characterized by rivalry; competitive: the rivalrous aspect of their friendship.
- rivalship — rivalry
- riverbank — the slopes bordering a river.
- riverboat — any shallow-draft boat used on rivers.
- riverdale — a city in NE Illinois.
- riverhead — the source or spring of a river.
- riverwalk — a paved walkway along the side of a river
- riverward — Also, riverwards. toward a river.
- 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.
- rovaniemi — a city in N Finland, near the Arctic Circle.
- sail-over — a repetition of an indecisive or interrupted run of a racing yacht.
- salivator — any agent that causes salivation.
- sarasvati — the Hindu goddess of learning and the arts.
- savouries — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- slavering — to let saliva run from the mouth; slobber; drool.
- tara vine — a leafy, woody vine, Actinidia arguta, of Japan and eastern Asia, having white flowers and yellowish, sweet, edible fruit.
- timesaver — (of methods, devices, etc.) reducing the time spent or required to do something.
- togavirus — a virus belonging to the Togaviridae family and which usually affects birds and mammals rather than humans
- tovarisch — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).
- traditive — traditional.
- traveling — activity: journeying
- trivalent — Chemistry. having a valence of three.
- trivially — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- tsavorite — a green variety of grossularite, found in Kenya in 1975 and used as a gem.