9-letter words containing s, n, i, v, e
- navicerts — Plural form of navicert.
- navigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of navigate.
- negatives — Plural form of negative.
- nerviness — The characteristic of being nervy.
- nervosity — the quality of being nervous; nervousness.
- nivernais — a former province in central France. Capital: Nevers.
- nose dive — a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
- nose-dive — a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
- nosedived — Simple past tense and past participle of nosedive.
- nosedives — Plural form of nosedive.
- novaesium — an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia west of Düsseldorf: founded as a Roman fortress in the 1st century ad. Pop: 152 050 (2003 est)
- novelists — Plural form of novelist.
- novelizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of novelize.
- novelties — Plural form of novelty.
- observing — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- obversion — an act or instance of obverting.
- offensive — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
- omniverse — A number of supposedly co-existing universes.
- omnivores — Plural form of omnivore.
- ostensive — clearly or manifestly demonstrative.
- ovenbirds — Plural form of ovenbird.
- overshine — to outshine: One star seemed to overshine all others.
- overstain — to stain too much
- overstink — to stink more than (something else)
- overswing — to swing too hard, hoping to apply more power.
- pensively — dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood.
- pervasion — to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air.
- pontlevis — a drawbridge.
- prevision — foresight, foreknowledge, or prescience.
- ravenings — rapacious behaviour and activities
- revarnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- reversion — the act of turning something the reverse way.
- revulsion — a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike: Cruelty fills me with revulsion.
- salvemini — Gaetano [gah-e-tah-naw] /ˌgɑ ɛˈtɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1957, Italian historian in the U.S.
- savviness — experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): consumers who are savvy about prices; a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
- schiavone — the Italian name for a 17th century basket-hilted sword with a double edge
- scrivener — scribe1 (defs 1, 2).
- sensitive — endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses.
- servicing — an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to do someone a service.
- seventies — a cardinal number, 10 times 7.
- severinus — died a.d. 640, pope 640.
- shaveling — Older Use: Disparaging. a clergyman with a shaven or tonsured head.
- shivering — to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc.
- shoveling — an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
- sign over — a token; indication.
- silvering — Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- sine wave — a periodic oscillation, as simple harmonic motion, having the same geometric representation as a sine function.
- sirventes — a Provençal form of verse or troubadour song, usually satirical
- skin-dive — to engage in skin diving.
- slaveling — a person in a condition of servility or slavery.