9-letter words containing o, n, v
- ivory nut — the seed of a low, South American palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa, yielding vegetable ivory.
- john viii — died a.d. 882, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 872–882.
- john xvii — (Sicco) died 1003, pope 1003.
- joinville — Jean de [zhahn duh] /ʒɑ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1224?–1317, French chronicler.
- juvenoids — Plural form of juvenoid.
- kirovakan — a city in W Armenia, N of Yerevan.
- knockover — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knoxville — a city in E Tennessee, on the Tennessee River.
- kobenhavn — Danish name of Copenhagen.
- lavations — Plural form of lavation.
- leavenous — containing leaven
- lermontov — Mikhail Yurievich [myi-khuh-yeel yoo-ryi-vyich] /myɪ xʌˈyil ˈyu ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1814–41, Russian poet and novelist.
- levittown — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- live down — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- livraison — one of the numbers of a book published in parts
- lochinvar — the hero of a ballad included in the narrative poem Marmion (1808) by Sir Walter Scott.
- lomonosov — Mikhail Vasilevich [myi-khuh-yeel vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /myɪ xʌˈyil vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1711–65, Russian philosopher, poet, scientist, and grammarian.
- long view — a city in NE Texas.
- long wave — Electricity. an electromagnetic wave over 60 meters in length.
- longaeval — Alt form longeval.
- longevity — a long individual life; great duration of individual life: Our family is known for its longevity.
- longevous — long-lived; living to a great age.
- love knot — a knot of ribbon as a token of love.
- love nest — A love nest is a house or flat where two people who are having a love affair live or meet.
- love song — song expressing romantic feelings
- love vine — dodder2 .
- loved one — a close or cherished relation: to mourn the loss of our loved ones.
- lovespoon — Alternative spelling of love spoon.
- lovingest — extremely loving and affectionate.
- maneouvre — Misspelling of manoeuvre.
- mangroves — Plural form of mangrove.
- manoeuver — (nonstandard) alternative spelling of maneuver.
- manoeuvre — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- marlovian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Christopher Marlowe or his writings, especially his plays.
- mechnikov — Ilya Ilyich [ee-lyah ee-lyeech] /iˈlyɑ iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), Metchnikoff, Élie.
- misgovern — to govern or manage badly.
- mismoving — Present participle of mismove.
- moldavian — of or relating to Moldavia, its people, or their language.
- montville — a town in SE Connecticut.
- motor van — a motor truck, especially one enclosed to protect the cargo.
- mournival — a card game whose object is to gain a set of four aces, kings, queens, or knaves in one hand
- move down — If someone or something moves down, they go to a lower level, grade, or class.
- move into — take up residence in
- movements — Plural form of movement.
- movieland — a place where many motion pictures are made, especially Hollywood, California.
- movietone — the earliest technique of including a soundtrack on film
- navelwort — a European plant, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having fleshy, round leaves and yellowish-green flowers.
- navigator — Netscape Navigator
- navpaktos — Greek name of Lepanto.
- nervation — venation.