9-letter words containing e, v, r, y
- hay fever — a type of allergic rhinitis affecting the mucous membranes of the eyes and respiratory tract, affecting susceptible persons usually during the summer, caused by pollen of ragweed and certain other plants.
- henry vii — ("Henry of Luxembourg") 1275?–1313, king of Germany 1309–13 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1312–13.
- herbivory — The eating of plants, especially ones that are still living.
- heyrovsky — Jaroslav [yah-raw-slahf] /ˈyɑ rɔ slɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1967, Czech chemist: Nobel Prize 1959.
- hydrovane — a vane on a seaplane conferring stability on water (a sponson) or facilitating take off (a hydrofoil)
- hypernova — (astronomy) The gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole.
- inventory — a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods on hand, etc., made each year by a business concern.
- inveraray — a town in W Scotland, in Argyll and Bute: Inveraray Castle is the seat of the Dukes of Argyll. Pop: about 700 (2001)
- inversely — in an inverse manner.
- ivorytype — an antiquated photoprinting technique in which two prints are made of the same image, and the weaker one, made transparent with varnish and colored on the back, is laid over the stronger one.
- key drive — a very small, portable storage device that plugs into a computer and facilitates moving data between machines
- liveryman — an owner of or an employee in a livery stable.
- liverymen — Plural form of liveryman.
- lover boy — a man who is successful with women
- maryville — a city in E Tennessee.
- nervosity — the quality of being nervous; nervousness.
- nervously — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- obversely — In an obverse manner.
- over easy — (of fried eggs) turned over when nearly done and fried briefly on the reverse side so that the yolk remains somewhat liquid but with a thin, firm layer on top.
- over-busy — actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
- over-easy — (of fried eggs) turned over when nearly done and fried briefly on the reverse side so that the yolk remains somewhat liquid but with a thin, firm layer on top.
- overapply — To apply to excess.
- overcarry — To carry too far, or beyond the proper point.
- overenjoy — (transitive) To enjoy too much.
- overfussy — too fussy
- overhappy — too happy
- overhasty — excessively hasty; rash: overhasty judgment.
- overjoyed — to cause to feel great joy or delight; elate: It overjoys me to hear of your good fortune. I was overjoyed at her safe arrival.
- overlusty — too lusty
- overlying — present participle of overlie.
- overmerry — very merry
- overstory — the uppermost layer of foliage in a forest, forming the canopy.
- overstudy — excessive study.
- overweary — excessively weary; tired out.
- parleyvoo — to speak French
- presurvey — to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
- privately — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- re-verify — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- relevancy — the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand: Some traditional institutions of the media lack relevance in this digital age.
- removedly — in a removed, remote, or distant manner
- reshevsky — Samuel, 1911–92, U.S. chess player, born in Poland.
- reversely — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
- revocably — that may be revoked.
- reykjavik — a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- rover boy — a courageous and principled person who is somewhat naïve and inexperienced.
- servantry — servants collectively, esp the servants of a particular establishment as a body
- servilely — slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning: servile flatterers.
- servility — slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning: servile flatterers.
- severally — separately; singly.
- severalty — the state of being separate.