9-letter words containing l, o, v, e
- fog level — the density produced by the development of photographic materials that have not been exposed to light or other actinic radiation. It forms part of the characteristic curve of a particular material
- foveolate — having foveolae, or very small pits.
- free love — the doctrine or practice of having sexual relations or living together without legal marriage or continuing obligation.
- frivolent — (nonstandard) frivolous, trifling, silly.
- frivoller — Alt form frivoler.
- galveston — a seaport in SE Texas, on an island at the mouth of Galveston Bay.
- glen cove — a city on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- glove box — glove compartment.
- go halves — plural of half.
- gonsalves — Paul, 1920–74, U.S. jazz saxophonist.
- governall — government
- groveless — having no groves
- groveling — to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- grovelled — to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- groveller — to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- heavy oil — a hydrocarbon mixture, heavier than water, distilled from coal tar
- heel over — When something heels over, it leans over very far as if it is about to fall over.
- 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.
- immovable — incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary.
- implosive — characterized by a partial vacuum behind the point of closure.
- 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
- 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.
- inviolate — free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage.
- 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.
- joinville — Jean de [zhahn duh] /ʒɑ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1224?–1317, French chronicler.
- 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.
- kid glove — a glove made of kid leather.
- knoxville — a city in E Tennessee, on the Tennessee River.
- ladyloves — Plural form of ladylove.
- laevulose — (carbohydrate) alternative spelling of levulose (fructose).
- lavoisier — Antoine Laurent [ahn-twan loh-rahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1743–94, French scientist: pioneer in the field of chemistry.
- leave off — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- leave out — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- leavenous — containing leaven
- left over — remaining
- leftovers — Plural form of leftover.
- leibovitz — Annie. born 1949, US photographer, known for her portraits of celebrities
- leitmotiv — Alternative form of leitmotif.
- lermontov — Mikhail Yurievich [myi-khuh-yeel yoo-ryi-vyich] /myɪ xʌˈyil ˈyu ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1814–41, Russian poet and novelist.
- levallois — of, relating to, or characteristic of a distinctive late Lower and Middle Paleolithic method of preparing a stone core so that preformed thin, oval or triangular flakes with sharp edges could be struck from it.
- level off — a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.