9-letter words containing v, a, n
- vaticinal — of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy; prophetic.
- vauquelin — Louis Nicolas [lwee nee-kaw-lah] /lwi ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1763–1829, French chemist: discoverer of chromium and beryllium.
- veblenian — of, relating to, or suggesting the theories of Thorstein Veblen.
- vena cava — either of two large veins discharging blood into the right atrium of the heart, one (superior vena cava or precava) conveying blood from the head, chest, and upper extremities and the other (inferior vena cava or postcava) conveying blood from all parts below the diaphragm.
- venerable — commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character: a venerable member of Congress.
- venerably — commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character: a venerable member of Congress.
- venerated — held in deep respect; revered
- venerator — to regard or treat with reverence; revere.
- venezuela — a republic in N South America. 352,143 sq. mi. (912,050 sq. km). Capital: Caracas.
- vengeable — deserving revenge
- vengeably — in a vengeable manner
- vengeance — infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge: But have you the right to vengeance?
- veniality — able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- venireman — a person summoned under a venire facias.
- ventifact — a pebble or cobble that has been faceted, grooved, and polished by the erosive action of wind-driven sand.
- ventilate — to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- ventrally — of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
- verandaed — having a veranda: a verandaed house.
- veratrine — a white or grayish-white, slightly water-soluble, poisonous mixture of alkaloids obtained by extraction from the seeds of the sabadilla: formerly used in medicine as a counterirritant in the treatment of rheumatism and neuralgia.
- verbarian — an inventor of words
- vergilian — pertaining to or characteristic of the poet Vergil.
- verhaeren — Émile. 1855–1916, Belgian poet, writing in French. His works include the collections Les Flamandes (1883), Les Soirs (1887), and Les Visages de la Vie (1899)
- verminate — to become infested with vermin, especially parasitic vermin.
- vernality — the quality or state of being vernal
- vernalize — to shorten the growth period of (a plant) by chilling or other special treatment of it, its seeds, or its bulbs.
- vernation — the arrangement of the foliage leaves within the bud.
- verrazano — Giovanni da [jaw-vahn-nee dah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), c1480–1527? Italian navigator and explorer.
- vespasian — (Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus) a.d. 9–79, Roman emperor 70–79.
- vestryman — a member of a church vestry.
- vibrantly — moving to and fro rapidly; vibrating.
- vibration — the act of vibrating.
- vicariant — the geographical separation and isolation of a subpopulation, resulting in the original population's differentiation as a new variety or species.
- vicennial — of or for 20 years.
- victorian — of or relating to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign: Victorian poets.
- vide ante — (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text) see before
- videoland — the world of television and televised images
- vientiane — a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- viewrinal — a urinal with a small screen at eye level which displays advertisements
- vigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
- vigilante — a member of a vigilance committee.
- villanage — villainy
- villanova — Also, Villanova. of or relating to the early Iron Age culture of northern Italy, characterized by lake dwellings.
- vin blanc — white wine.
- vinaceous — of, relating to, or resembling wine or grapes.
- vindemial — relating to a grape harvest
- vindicate — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
- vine leaf — leaf of a climbing plant
- vintaging — the act of gathering grapes
- violation — the act of violating.
- virgilian — pertaining to or characteristic of the poet Vergil.