9-letter words containing r, v
- curviform — having a curved shape
- curviness — The state or condition of being curvy.
- dan river — a river in S Virginia and N North Carolina, flowing S and E to the Roanoke River. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- daredevil — Daredevil people enjoy doing physically dangerous things.
- davenport — a tall narrow desk with a slanted writing surface and drawers at the side
- de moivre — Abraham [a-bra-am] /a braˈam/ (Show IPA), 1667–1754, French mathematician in England.
- de valera — Eamon (ˈeɪmən). 1882–1975, Irish statesman; president of Sinn Féin (1917–26) and of the Dáil (1918–22); formed the Fianna Fáil party (1927); prime minister (1937–48; 1951–54; 1957–59) and president (1959–73) of the Irish Republic
- de varona — Donna, born 1947, U.S. swimmer.
- deceivers — to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
- decemviri — Plural form of decemvir.
- decemvirs — a member of a permanent board or a special commission of ten members in ancient Rome, especially the commission that drew up Rome's first code of law.
- deck over — to complete the construction of the upper deck between the bulwarks of (a vessel)
- deconvert — An apostate.
- decretive — of or relating to an official and final decision
- degrative — (chemistry) of something causing a cell or organism to degrade.
- delivered — to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients: to deliver mail; to deliver a package.
- deliverer — to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients: to deliver mail; to deliver a package.
- deliverly — quickly; nimbly; deftly
- denervate — to deprive (a tissue or organ) of its nerve supply
- depraving — Present participle of deprave.
- depravity — Depravity is very dishonest or immoral behaviour.
- depriving — Present participle of deprive.
- derivable — to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
- derivably — in a way that is able to be derived
- derivated — Simple past tense and past participle of derivate.
- derivates — Plural form of derivate.
- dervishes — Plural form of dervish.
- derzhavin — Gavril Romanovich [gah-vril roh-mah-nuh-vich;; Russian guh-vryil ruh-mah-nuh-vyich] /gɑˈvrɪl roʊˈmɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian gəˈvryɪl rəˈmɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1743–1816, Russian poet.
- deserving — If you describe a person, organization, or cause as deserving, you mean that you think they should be helped.
- desoeuvre — with nothing to do
- detersive — having cleansing power
- detrivore — (biology) Any organism that feeds on detritus.
- developer — A developer is a person or a company that buys land and builds houses, offices, shops, or factories on it, or buys existing buildings and makes them more modern.
- deviatory — Tending to deviate.
- devil ray — manta.
- devil-ray — manta.
- devitrify — to change from a vitreous state to a crystalline state
- devon rex — a breed of medium-sized curly-haired cat with large eyes and very large ears
- devonport — a city in N Tasmania.
- devoureth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'devour'.
- devouring — Present participle of devour.
- dimitrovo — a city in W Bulgaria, near Sofia.
- directive — serving to direct; directing: a directive board.
- discovers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discover.
- discovert — (of a woman) not covert; not under the protection of a husband.
- discovery — the act or an instance of discovering.
- disfavors — Plural form of disfavor.
- disfavour — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disproove — Obsolete form of disprove.
- disproval — The act of disproving; disproof.