9-letter words containing a, v, s, t
- stave off — one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- stavropol — a territory of the Russian Federation in Europe, N of the Caucasus. 29,600 sq. mi. (76,960 sq. km).
- stavudine — an antiviral drug used to treat HIV infections
- stay over — spend the night
- stevenage — a town in N Hertfordshire, in SE England.
- subcavity — a cavity within a larger cavity
- suboctave — an octave below another octave
- summative — additive.
- syktyvkar — an autonomous republic in the NW Russian Federation in Europe. 145,221 sq. mi. (376,122 sq. km). Capital: Syktyvkar.
- 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.
- take vows — to enter a religious order and commit oneself to its rule of life by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, which may be taken for a limited period as simple vows or as a perpetual and still more solemn commitment as solemn vows
- tarkovsky — Andrei (ˈɑndrej). 1932–86, Soviet film director, whose films include Andrei Rublev (1966), Solaris (1971), Nostalgia (1983), and The Sacrifice (1986)
- the waves — the sea
- thorshavn — a city in and the capital of the Faeroe Islands, in the N Atlantic.
- 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).
- transvaal — a province in the NE Republic of South Africa. 110,450 sq. mi. (286,066 sq. km). Capital: Pretoria.
- transvest — to wear clothes traditionally associated with the opposite sex
- traversal — to pass or move over, along, or through.
- tsavorite — a green variety of grossularite, found in Kenya in 1975 and used as a gem.
- tsvetaeva — Marina Ivanovna [mey-ree-nuh i-vah-nuh-vuh;; Russian mer-yee-nuh ee-vah-nuh-vuh] /meɪˈri nə ɪˈvɑ nə və;; Russian mərˈyi nə iˈvɑ nə və/ (Show IPA), 1892–1941, Russian poet.
- vaginitis — inflammation of the vagina.
- vanaspati — a hydrogenated vegetable fat commonly used in India as a substitute for butter
- varieties — the state of being varied or diversified: to give variety to a diet.
- variscite — a secondary mineral, hydrated phosphate of aluminum, Al(PO 4)⋅2H 2 O, occurring mainly as massive, bluish-green nodules: sometimes used as a gem.
- varletess — a female varlet
- vasectomy — excision of the vas deferens, or of a portion of it: performed to effect sterility in men.
- vasomotor — regulating the diameter of blood vessels, as certain nerves.
- vasotocin — a chemical similar to oxytocin found in birds, fish, and some amphibians
- vasotonic — pertaining to or regulating the tone of the blood vessels.
- vastitude — vastness; immensity: the vastitude of his love for all humankind.
- vedutista — an artist who creates vedutas or cityscapes
- verbalist — a person skilled in the use of words.
- versatile — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
- vestigial — of, relating to, or of the nature of a vestige: a vestigial tail.
- vestryman — a member of a church vestry.
- vexatious — causing vexation; troublesome; annoying: a vexatious situation.
- videocast — a television broadcast of the video only.
- visagiste — a person who designs and applies face make-up; make-up artist
- viscerate — to remove the bowels or intestines of
- visitable — capable of, suitable for, or worthy of being visited: a visitable island; a visitable museum.
- visitator — an official visitor
- vistadome — dome (def 7).
- visualist — to recall or form mental images or pictures.
- visuality — visibility
- vitaceous — belonging to the Vitaceae, the grape family of plants.
- vitalness — the quality of being vital
- vitascope — one of the first motion-picture projectors, developed by Thomas Edison.
- volcanist — a person who studies volcanoes