9-letter words containing p, v, s
- passively — not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.
- passivism — the quality of being passive.
- passivist — the quality of being passive.
- passivity — Also, passiveness [pas-iv-nis] /ˈpæs ɪv nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being passive.
- passivize — If you can passivize a verb or clause, or if it can passivize, you can put the verb in the passive voice.
- peiraievs — Greek name of Piraeus.
- pensively — dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood.
- perceives — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- perfusive — to overspread with moisture, color, etc.; suffuse.
- perovskia — a member of the Perovskia genus of aromatic plant native to central Asia, esp Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia
- persevere — to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.
- pervasion — to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air.
- pervasive — spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
- piscivore — an animal that feeds on fish
- pius viii — (Francesco Saverio Castiglioni) 1761–1830, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1829–30.
- plasma tv — a television set with a flat-panel screen containing many gas-filled cells that are converted into a plasma when subjected to an electric current, forming the pixels of the display.
- pontlevis — a drawbridge.
- posidrive — having a patent screwhead that allows greater torque
- positives — explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement.
- precisive — characterized by accuracy or exactness: a precisive method of expressing oneself.
- prelusive — introductory.
- preserved — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- preserver — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- presurvey — to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
- prevision — foresight, foreknowledge, or prescience.
- privacies — the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion: Please leave the room and give me some privacy.
- privatise — to transfer from public or government control or ownership to private enterprise: a campaign promise to privatize some of the public lands.
- privatism — concern with or pursuit of one's personal or family interests, welfare, or ideals to the exclusion of broader social issues or relationships.
- privatist — a person who exhibits a lack of concern for public life
- profusive — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
- protoavis — a fossil bird of the genus Protoavis, from the Triassic Period, having a birdlike, partly toothless jaw structure, a tail and hind legs resembling those of the dinosaur, and the hollow bones and keellike breast that are characteristic of modern birds: the oldest known avian type, preceding the archaeopteryx by an estimated 75 million years.
- provision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- provisory — containing a proviso or condition; conditional.
- provostry — the office of a (secular, ecclesiastical, or scholastic) provost
- pulsative — throbbing; pulsating.
- pulverise — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- pulverous — consisting of tiny particles
- pulvillus — a soft, padlike structure located at the base of each claw on the feet of certain insects.
- purposive — having, showing, or acting with a purpose, intention, or design.
- push over — shove to the ground
- repulsive — causing repugnance or aversion: a repulsive mask.
- rivalship — rivalry
- septemvir — a member of a seven-man ruling body in ancient Rome.
- serpukhov — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- ship over — to enlist or reenlist in the U.S. Navy
- silvertip — grizzly bear.
- sleepover — an instance of sleeping over, as at another person's house.
- slipcover — a cover of cloth or other material for a piece of furniture, as an upholstered chair or sofa, made so as to be easily removable.
- slop over — to overflow or spill, as a liquid when its container is tilted
- slop-over — a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.