9-letter words containing c, a, r, v
- gorchakov — Prince Aleksander Mikhailovich [al-ig-zan-der mi-hahy-luh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər mɪˈhaɪ lə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1883, Russian diplomat and statesman.
- grievance — a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
- hardcover — a book bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material: Hardcovers are more durable than paperbacks.
- harvest c — A C compiler, assembler and linker for the Macintosh by Eric W. Sink. The parts of the system are integrated in a single application, which manages a "project" composed by several C source files and resource files (which contain data). Version 1.3.
- haversack — a single-strapped bag worn over one shoulder and used for carrying supplies.
- incurvate — curved, especially inward.
- invocator — invoke.
- kurchatov — Igor Vasilievich [ee-guh r-vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /ˈi gər vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–60, Soviet nuclear physicist.
- larvacean — Any of various solitary, free-swimming tunicates of the class Larvacea.
- larvacide — Alternative spelling of larvicide.
- larvicide — an agent for killing larvae.
- lay vicar — a member of a cathedral choir appointed to sing certain parts of the services
- lochinvar — the hero of a ballad included in the narrative poem Marmion (1808) by Sir Walter Scott.
- lovecraft — H(oward) P(hillips) 1890–1937, U.S. horror-story writer.
- lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- markevich — Igor [ee-guh r] /ˈi gər/ (Show IPA), 1912–83, Russian conductor and composer.
- mavericks — Plural form of maverick.
- microwave — an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH 3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
- navicerts — Plural form of navicert.
- navicular — boat-shaped, as certain bones.
- over-care — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- overacted — Simple past tense and past participle of overact.
- overactor — Someone who overacts.
- overacute — excessively acute
- overcarry — To carry too far, or beyond the proper point.
- overcasts — Plural form of overcast.
- overcatch — to overtake
- overcheap — too cheap
- overclaim — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- overclass — a social stratum consisting of educated and wealthy people considered to control the economic power of a country.
- overclean — too clean
- overclear — too clear
- overcoach — to coach too much
- overcoats — Plural form of overcoat.
- overexact — Too exact; overscrupulous; pedantic.
- overmatch — to be more than a match for; surpass; defeat: an assignment that clearly overmatched his abilities; an able task force that overmatched the enemy fleet.
- overreach — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
- overreact — to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
- oversauce — to put too much sauce on
- overscale — larger or more extensive than normal or usual; outsize; oversize.
- overteach — to teach too much
- overwatch — to watch over.
- parasceve — preparation
- patercove — a fraudulent priest
- percivale — a knight who is allowed to see the Holy Grail
- preactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- prevacate — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
- privacies — the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion: Please leave the room and give me some privacy.
- privocrat — (esp in neo-conservative thought) a person who is not in favour of relinquishing individual freedoms in order to give the state more powers to combat terrorism
- proactive — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.