9-letter words containing v, a, i, l
- semivocal — of or relating to a semivowel
- shaveling — Older Use: Disparaging. a clergyman with a shaven or tonsured head.
- shavetail — U.S. Army. a second lieutenant.
- slaveling — a person in a condition of servility or slavery.
- slavering — to let saliva run from the mouth; slobber; drool.
- slavicism — Slavism.
- slavicist — a specialist in the study of the Slavic languages or literatures.
- slavishly — of or befitting a slave: slavish subjection.
- slavonian — of or relating to Slavonia or its inhabitants.
- slovakian — a republic in central Europe: formerly a part of Czechoslovakia; under German protection 1939–45; independent since 1993. 18,931 sq. mi. (49,035 sq. km). Capital: Bratislava.
- slovenian — of or from Slovenia
- solvation — a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- souvlakia — a dish similar to shish kebab made with lamb.
- stanislav — former name of Ivano-Frankovsk.
- suasively — persuasively; in a persuasive manner
- subniveal — beneath the snow
- swissvale — a city in SW Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River.
- sylvanite — a mineral, gold silver telluride, (AuAg)Te 2 , silver-white with metallic luster, often occurring in crystals so arranged as to resemble written characters: an ore of gold.
- talkative — inclined to talk a great deal: One drink and she became very talkative.
- traveling — activity: journeying
- trivalent — Chemistry. having a valence of three.
- trivially — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- unavailed — to be of use or value to; profit; advantage: All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change.
- univalent — Chemistry. having a valence of one; monovalent.
- univalves — having one valve.
- universal — of, relating to, or characteristic of all or the whole: universal experience.
- unlivable — suitable for living in; habitable; comfortable: It took a lot of work to make the old house livable.
- unrivaled — having no rival or competitor; having no equal; incomparable; supreme: His work is unrivaled for the beauty of its prose.
- vacaville — a city in central California.
- vacillant — wavering; hesitant; indecisive; vacillating.
- vacillate — to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute: His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader.
- vaginally — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to or involving the vagina.
- vainglory — excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements, abilities, etc.; boastful vanity.
- valencies — valence.
- valentine — Saint, died a.d. c270, Christian martyr at Rome.
- valentino — Rudolph (Rodolpho d'Antonguolla) 1895–1926, U.S. motion-picture actor, born in Italy.
- valiantly — boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted: a valiant soldier.
- validated — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- validator — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- valkyrian — any of the beautiful maidens attendant upon Odin who bring the souls of slain warriors chosen by Odin or Tyr to Valhalla and there wait upon them.
- vallation — a rampart or entrenchment.
- valuating — to set a value on; appraise.
- valuation — the act of estimating or setting the value of something; appraisal.
- vampishly — in a vampish manner
- vandalise — to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night.
- vandalism — the conduct or spirit characteristic of the Vandals.
- vandalize — to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night.
- varicella — chickenpox.
- varifocal — having a focus that can vary
- variolate — resembling smallpox, as a lesion.