9-letter words containing e, l, v
- helldiver — a grebe, especially the pied-billed grebe.
- helvellyn — a mountain in NW England. 3118 feet (950 meters).
- helvetian — of or relating to Helvetia or the Helvetii.
- helvetica — (text) One of the most widely used sans-serif typefaces, developed in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger with Eduard Hoffmann. Originally called Neue Haas Grotesk, it was renamed Helvetica for the international market. Helvetica is very similar to the common Arial typeface. The name is Latin for Swiss.
- helvetius — Claude Adrien [klawd ey-dree-uh n;; French klohd a-dree-ahn] /klɔd ˈeɪ dri ən;; French kloʊd a driˈɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1715–71, French philosopher.
- hemiliver — Lb anatomy Half of the liver.
- hilversum — a city in central Netherlands.
- hold over — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- holdovers — Plural form of holdover.
- hovelling — A method of securing a good draught in chimneys by covering the top, leaving openings in the sides, or by carrying up two of the sides higher than the other two.
- iberville — Pierre le Moyne [pyer luh mwan] /pyɛr lə ˈmwan/ (Show IPA), Sieur, 1661–1706, French naval officer, born in Canada: founder of the first French settlement in Louisiana, 1699.
- illatives — Plural form of illative.
- illuviate — to undergo illuviation.
- immovable — incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary.
- implosive — characterized by a partial vacuum behind the point of closure.
- impulsive — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- 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.
- in revolt — in the process or state of rebelling
- inclusive — including or encompassing the stated limit or extremes in consideration or account (usually used postpositively): from 6 to 37 inclusive.
- inflative — causing inflation; tending to inflate (something) or produce swelling
- ingluvies — a dilation or pouch in the oesophagus of certain animals that receives food prior to the main stomach, esp a bird's craw, or the first stomach of a cow or other ruminating animal
- insolvent — not solvent; unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities, either because liabilities exceed assets or because of inability to pay debts as they mature.
- insultive — (rare,non-standard) Insulting.
- intervale — a low-lying tract of land along a river.
- intervals — Plural form of interval.
- invadable — to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent: Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
- invalided — Simple past tense and past participle of invalid.
- invasible — (biology) Capable of being invaded by invasive species.
- inveigled — Simple past tense and past participle of inveigle.
- inveigler — One who inveigles.
- inveigles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inveigle.
- inversely — in an inverse manner.
- inviolate — free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage.
- invisible — not visible; not perceptible by the eye: invisible fluid.
- invocable — to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for: to invoke God's mercy.
- invokable — (computing) That can be invoked; callable.
- involucel — a secondary involucre, as in a compound cluster of flowers.
- involucre — Botany. a collection or rosette of bracts subtending a flower cluster, umbel, or the like.
- involuted — intricate; complex.
- involutes — Plural form of involute.
- isolative — noting a change in part of the sound of a word made independently of the phonetic environment of that part.
- javelinas — Plural form of javelina.
- jive talk — black American slang
- joinville — Jean de [zhahn duh] /ʒɑ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1224?–1317, French chronicler.
- juveniles — Plural form of juvenile.
- juvenilia — (literature, plural only) Works produced during an artist's or author's youth.
- kapil dev — (Ramlal) Nikhanj (nɪˈkændʒ). born 1959, Indian cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 131 test matches and captained India to victory in the 1983 World Cup
- keel over — Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
- kerrville — a town in SW Texas.
- kid glove — a glove made of kid leather.