9-letter words containing l, a, v
- aventaile — avantail
- averagely — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
- averrable — able to be proved or verified
- avertable — Preventable.
- avertedly — in an averted or offended manner
- avertible — Capable of being averted; preventable.
- avian flu — Avian flu is a serious illness that can be transmitted to people from chickens, ducks, and other birds.
- avifaunal — Of or pertaining to avifauna.
- avirulent — (esp of bacteria) not virulent
- avoidable — Something that is avoidable can be prevented from happening.
- avoidably — In a manner so as to be avoidable.
- avolition — Lack of initiative or goals; one of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The person may wish to do something, but the desire is without power or energy.
- avon lake — a town in N Ohio.
- avuncular — An avuncular man or a man with avuncular behaviour is friendly and helpful towards someone younger.
- backsolve — To determine the inputs that would lead to a given output in a mathematical system.
- balaclava — A balaclava is a tight woollen hood that covers every part of your head except your face.
- balakirev — Mily Alexeyevich (ˈmilij alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1837–1910, Russian composer, whose works include two symphonic poems, two symphonies, and many arrangements of Russian folk songs
- balaklava — a small port in S Crimea: scene of an inconclusive battle (1854), which included the charge of the Light Brigade, during the Crimean War
- bass viol — viola da gamba
- beg leave — to ask permission
- belgravia — a fashionable residential district of W central London, around Belgrave Square
- binovular — relating to or derived from two different ova
- bivalence — the semantic principle that there are exactly two truth values, so that every meaningful statement is either true or false
- bivalency — Chemistry. having a valence of two. having two valences, as aluminum with valences of two and three.
- bivalvate — having or consisting of two valves or similar parts
- blavatsky — Elena Petrovna (jɪˈljɛnə pɪˈtrɔvnə), called Madame Blavatsky. 1831–91, Russian theosophist; author of Isis Unveiled (1877)
- boliviano — (until 1963 and from 1987) the standard monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos
- bondslave — a person held in bondage.
- boulevard — A boulevard is a wide street in a city, usually with trees along each side.
- by halves — without being thorough or exhaustive
- calavance — any of several varieties of pulse yielded by plants of the genus Dolichos
- calf love — temporary infatuation or love of an adolescent for a member of the opposite sex
- call-over — a preliminary hearing
- calmative — (of a remedy or agent) sedative
- calvarial — relating to or belonging to the calvaria
- calvarian — calvarial
- calvaries — Plural form of calvary.
- calvarium — the upper, domed part of the skull
- calvinism — the theological system of John Calvin and his followers, characterized by emphasis on the doctrines of predestination, the irresistibility of grace, and justification by faith
- calvinist — Calvinist means belonging or relating to a strict Protestant church started by John Calvin.
- calvities — baldness
- canaveral — Capecape on the E coast of Fla.: U.S. proving ground for missiles and spacecraft
- captively — In a captive manner.
- carnivals — Plural form of carnival.
- carvacrol — the aromatic phenol C10H14O, found in plants of the mint family and used as a fungicide, as an antiseptic, and as a scent in perfumes
- cavalcade — A cavalcade is a procession of people on horses or in cars or carriages.
- cavaletti — bars supported on low stands used in dressage and horse jumping
- cavalieri — Francesco Bonaventura [frahn-ches-kaw baw-nah-ven-too-rah] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ ˌbɔ nɑ vɛnˈtu rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1598–1697, Italian mathematician.
- cavaliers — Plural form of cavalier.
- cavallini — Pietro (ˈpjɛːtro). ?1250–?1330, Italian fresco painter and mosaicist. His works include the mosaics of the Life of the Virgin in Santa Maria, Trastevere, Rome