9-letter words containing v, a, l, e, r
- overclaim — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- overclass — a social stratum consisting of educated and wealthy people considered to control the economic power of a country.
- overclean — too clean
- overclear — too clear
- overfalls — Oceanography. water made rough by a strong current moving over a shoal, by an opposing current, or by winds blowing against the current.
- overglaze — a color or glaze applied to an existing glaze.
- overhaile — to draw (a covering) over
- overladen — to overload (usually used in past participle overladen): a table overladen with rich food.
- overlands — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- overlarge — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- overlearn — to learn or memorize beyond the point of proficiency or immediate recall.
- overpedal — to play (the piano) with excessive use of the pedals
- overplaid — a plaid pattern superimposed on another plaid
- overplant — to plant more than is necessary or possible to sustain
- overscale — larger or more extensive than normal or usual; outsize; oversize.
- overvalue — to value too highly; put too high a value on: They should be careful not to overvalue the property.
- palaverer — a person who palavers
- paloverde — a spiny, desert shrub, Cercidium floridum, of the legume family, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having green bark.
- palsgrave — a German count palatine.
- par value — face value (def 1).
- parkville — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- parleyvoo — to speak French
- parvoline — any of various isomeric ptomaines found in liquid derived from decaying animal matter or bituminous coals
- percivale — a knight who is allowed to see the Holy Grail
- pretravel — occurring prior to travel
- prevailed — to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally: Silence prevailed along the funeral route.
- prevailer — to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally: Silence prevailed along the funeral route.
- prevalent — widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance.
- preverbal — of or relating to words: verbal ability.
- previable — occurring before a fetus has developed enough to survive outside the uterus
- primaeval — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- privately — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- prolative — functioning to complete the predicate
- provencal — of or relating to Provence, its people, or their language.
- ravelling — to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
- ravelment — entanglement; confusion.
- ravenlike — resembling a raven
- real live — You use real live to say that someone or something is present or exists, when you want to indicate that you think this is exciting and unusual or unexpected.
- relatival — of or relating to a relative
- relatives — a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- relevance — the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand: Some traditional institutions of the media lack relevance in this digital age.
- relevancy — the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand: Some traditional institutions of the media lack relevance in this digital age.
- removable — that may be removed.
- reprieval — reprieve; respite.
- retrieval — the act of retrieving.
- revalenta — a mixture of flour made from lentils and barley
- revaluate — to make a new or revised valuation of; revalue.
- revealing — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- revelator — a person who makes a revelation.
- reverable — to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate: The child revered her mother.