9-letter words containing c, e, r, v, i
- decretive — of or relating to an official and final decision
- directive — serving to direct; directing: a directive board.
- discovers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discover.
- discovert — (of a woman) not covert; not under the protection of a husband.
- discovery — the act or an instance of discovering.
- e-service — the use of electronic technology by an organization to provide services to its customers
- echeveria — any of numerous succulent plants of the genus Echeveria, native to tropical America and having thick leaves characteristically forming rosettes.
- echovirus — any of numerous retroviruses of the picornavirus group, some harmless and others associated with various human disorders, as aseptic meningitis.
- ecrevisse — crayfish.
- embracive — (archaic) Disposed to embrace; fond of caressing.
- excretive — Having the power of excreting, or promoting excretion.
- excursive — Of the nature of an excursion; ranging widely; digressive.
- fivescore — (archaic) Hundred.
- fricative — (of a speech sound) characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal tract; spirantal; spirant.
- grievance — a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
- in clover — any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
- incursive — making incursions.
- incurvate — curved, especially inward.
- inservice — taking place while one is employed: an in-service training program.
- involucre — Botany. a collection or rosette of bracts subtending a flower cluster, umbel, or the like.
- kick over — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- larvacide — Alternative spelling of larvicide.
- larvicide — an agent for killing larvae.
- 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.
- mestrovic — Ivan [ahy-vuh n Serbo-Croatian. ee-vahn] /ˈaɪ vən Serbo-Croatian. ˈi vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1883–1962, Yugoslav sculptor, in the U.S. after 1946.
- 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.
- obrenovic — Aleksandar [Serbo-Croatian. ah-le-ksahn-dahr] /Serbo-Croatian. ˌɑ lɛˈksɑn dɑr/ (Show IPA), Alexander I (def 3).
- overchill — to make too cold
- overcivil — too civil
- overclaim — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- overpitch — to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too close to the stumps
- overprice — to price excessively high; set too high a price on.
- overquick — too quick: Let's not be overquick to criticize.
- overspice — to add too much spice to
- overthick — too thick
- overtrick — a trick won by declarer in excess of the number of tricks necessary to make the contract.
- perceived — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- perceiver — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- perceives — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- percivale — a knight who is allowed to see the Holy Grail
- pick over — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- piscivore — an animal that feeds on fish
- preactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- precisive — characterized by accuracy or exactness: a precisive method of expressing oneself.
- 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.
- 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.
- receiving — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.