9-letter words containing a, v, n, i
- tara vine — a leafy, woody vine, Actinidia arguta, of Japan and eastern Asia, having white flowers and yellowish, sweet, edible fruit.
- tentative — of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental: a tentative report on her findings.
- traveling — activity: journeying
- trivalent — Chemistry. having a valence of three.
- unabusive — using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks.
- unadvised — without advice or counsel; uninformed: a defendant unadvised of her legal rights.
- unarrived — to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination: He finally arrived in Rome.
- unavailed — to be of use or value to; profit; advantage: All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change.
- unavoided — not avoided or evaded
- unevasive — tending or seeking to evade; characterized by evasion: an evasive answer.
- univalent — Chemistry. having a valence of one; monovalent.
- univalves — having one valve.
- 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.
- unvarying — to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
- unweaving — to undo, take apart, or separate (something woven); unravel.
- urban vii — (Giovanni Battista Castagna) 1521–90, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1590.
- vaccinate — to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox.
- vaccinium — a member of a shrub genus including blueberries and cranberries
- vacillant — wavering; hesitant; indecisive; vacillating.
- vacuation — an act of emptying
- vacuuming — a space entirely devoid of matter.
- vaginally — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to or involving the vagina.
- vaginitis — inflammation of the vagina.
- vaginosis — a vaginal infection caused by a bacterial imbalance
- vagotonia — hyperexcitability of the vagus nerve, producing bradycardia, decreased heart output, and faintness.
- vagotonic — hyperexcitability of the vagus nerve, producing bradycardia, decreased heart output, and faintness.
- vainglory — excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements, abilities, etc.; boastful vanity.
- vaishnava — a Bhakti sect devoted to Vishnu.
- 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.
- valiantly — boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted: a valiant soldier.
- valkyrian — any of the beautiful maidens attendant upon Odin who bring the souls of slain warriors chosen by Odin or Tyr to Valhalla and there wait upon them.
- vallation — a rampart or entrenchment.
- valuating — to set a value on; appraise.
- valuation — the act of estimating or setting the value of something; appraisal.
- vanaspati — a hydrogenated vegetable fat commonly used in India as a substitute for butter
- vandalise — to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night.
- vandalism — the conduct or spirit characteristic of the Vandals.
- vandalize — to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night.
- vaporings — instances of boasting
- varangian — any of the Northmen who, under Rurik, established a dynasty in Russia in the 9th century.
- variation — the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation.
- 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.
- varsovian — a native or inhabitant of Warsaw.
- varyingly — to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
- vasotocin — a chemical similar to oxytocin found in birds, fish, and some amphibians
- vasotonic — pertaining to or regulating the tone of the blood vessels.