9-letter words containing v, a, o
- cold wave — a sudden spell of low temperatures over a wide area, often following the passage of a cold front
- collative — involving collation
- colluvial — loose earth material that has accumulated at the base of a hill, through the action of gravity, as piles of talus, avalanche debris, and sheets of detritus moved by soil creep or frost action.
- combative — A person who is combative is aggressive and eager to fight or argue.
- concaving — curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Compare convex (def 1).
- concavity — the state or quality of being concave
- conclaves — A private meeting.
- confervae — Plural form of conferva.
- conrad iv — 1228–54, king of Germany 1237–54 and Sicily 1251–54; uncrowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (son of Frederick II).
- convivial — Convivial people or occasions are pleasant, friendly, and relaxed.
- convocate — to summon or call together
- corcovado — a volcano in S Chile, in the Andes. Height: 2300 m (7546 ft)
- corivalry — joint or mutual rivalry
- corrasive — Obsolete form of corrosive.
- corvallis — a city in W Oregon.
- covalence — the number of pairs of electrons that an atom can share with its neighboring atoms
- covalency — the formation and nature of covalent bonds
- covariant — a variant that changes leaving interrelations with another variant (or variants) unchanged
- covariate — a statistical variable that changes in a predictable way and can be used to predict the outcome of a study
- covenants — Plural form of covenant.
- coverable — Able to be covered.
- coverages — Plural form of coverage.
- coveralls — Coveralls are a single piece of clothing that combines pants and a jacket. You wear coveralls over your clothes in order to protect them while you are working.
- coverdale — Miles. 1488–1568, the first translator of the complete Bible into English (1535)
- covetable — to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property.
- craigavon — a district in central Northern Ireland, in Co Armagh. Pop: 57 685 (2001). Area: 279 sq km (108 sq miles)
- creamwove — (of wove paper) cream-coloured and even-surfaced
- cry havoc — to give the signal for pillage and destruction
- curvation — the action of curving or bending
- cut above — to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger.
- dataglove — a glove connected to a computer and equipped with sensors allowing the actual movements of a person's hand to manipulate virtual objects
- davenport — a tall narrow desk with a slanted writing surface and drawers at the side
- de valois — Dame Ninette (niːˈnɛt). original name Edris Stannus. 1898–2001, British ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Ireland: a founder of the Vic-Wells Ballet Company (1931), which under her direction became the Royal Ballet (1956)
- de varona — Donna, born 1947, U.S. swimmer.
- deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
- deviatory — Tending to deviate.
- disavowal — a disowning; repudiation; denial.
- disavowed — Deny any responsibility or support for.
- disfavors — Plural form of disfavor.
- disfavour — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disproval — The act of disproving; disproof.
- divinator — a diviner
- donatives — Plural form of donative.
- dovetails — Plural form of dovetail.
- eavesdrop — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- elevation — The action or fact of elevating or being elevated.
- elevators — Plural form of elevator.
- elevatory — Tending to raise, or having power to elevate.
- endeavors — Try hard to do or achieve something.
- endeavour — Standard spelling of endeavor.