9-letter words containing h, a, v, e
- overteach — to teach too much
- overwatch — to watch over.
- plekhanov — Georgi (or Georgy) Valentinovich [gyi-awr-gyee-vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi və lyɪnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1857–1918, Russian philosopher and leader of the Mensheviks.
- rave hook — a hooklike tool for reaming old oakum out of seams in planking.
- revarnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- riverhead — the source or spring of a river.
- schiavone — the Italian name for a 17th century basket-hilted sword with a double edge
- schvartze — a term used by some Jewish people to refer to a black person.
- sharesave — (in Britain) a system by which employees can invest, risk-free, in their company's shares
- shaveling — Older Use: Disparaging. a clergyman with a shaven or tonsured head.
- shavetail — U.S. Army. a second lieutenant.
- shockwave — (tool) A program from Macromedia for viewing files created with Macromedia Director. Shockwave is freely available as a plug-in for the Netscape Navigator web browser. "Shocked" pages that incorporate documents created in Director can usually only be enjoyed by users with an ISDN or faster connection.
- shortwave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
- shvartzer — Yiddish: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. schvartze.
- tax haven — a foreign country or corporation used to avoid or reduce income taxes, especially by investors from another country.
- the above — something that is above or previously mentioned
- the raven — a lyric poem (1845) by Edgar Allan Poe.
- the waves — the sea
- theravada — Hinayanist name for Hinayana.
- top-heavy — having the top disproportionately heavy; liable to fall from too great weight above.
- tzarevich — czarevitch.
- van horne — Sir William (Cornelius). 1843–1915, Canadian railway executive, born in the US; oversaw the completion of the line from Port Moody to Montreal on the Canadian Pacific Railway
- varnished — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- vehicular — of, relating to, or for vehicles: a vehicular tunnel.
- verhaeren — Émile. 1855–1916, Belgian poet, writing in French. His works include the collections Les Flamandes (1883), Les Soirs (1887), and Les Visages de la Vie (1899)
- vitaphone — an early technique in commercial film-making in which the accompanying sound was produced by discs
- vouchsafe — to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension: to vouchsafe a reply to a question.
- wash over — water: cover
- wave moth — any of several small geometrid moths with wavy markings, such as the common wave (Deilinia exanthemata), with grey-marked wings, and the lighter common white wave (D. pusaria)
- wet shave — a shave in which lather and a razor are used, as opposed to an electric shaver
- woodhaven — a city in SE Michigan.