9-letter words containing v, a
- antessive — (grammar) Indicating the spatial relation of preceding or being before something.
- anticivic — opposed to citizenship
- antinovel — a type of prose fiction in which conventional or traditional novelistic elements are rejected
- antivenin — an antitoxin that counteracts a specific venom, esp snake venom
- antivenom — a serum which acts against the effects of venom
- antiviral — inhibiting the growth of viruses
- antivirus — a piece of software designed to prevent viruses entering a computer system or network
- aperitive — aperient.
- aperitivo — aperitif (sense 2), esp. any of those produced in Italy
- apivorous — eating bees
- approvals — Plural form of approval.
- approvers — a person who approves.
- approving — An approving reaction or remark shows support for something, or satisfaction with it.
- arboviral — caused by an arbovirus
- arbovirus — any one of a group of viruses that cause such diseases as encephalitis and dengue and are transmitted to humans by arthropods, esp insects and ticks
- archiving — Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
- archivist — An archivist is a person whose job is to collect, sort, and care for historical documents and records.
- archivolt — a moulding around an arch, sometimes decorated
- archrival — a chief rival
- arrestive — tending to arrest
- arrivance — the action or state of arriving
- arrive at — to reach by traveling
- arrivisme — unscrupulous ambition
- arriviste — You describe someone as an arriviste when you are criticizing them because they are trying very hard to belong to an influential or important social group which you feel they have no right to belong to.
- artemovsk — a city in E Ukraine.
- artevelde — Jacob van1290?-1345; Fl. statesman
- ascensive — having the propensity to move in an upwards direction
- asheville — city in W N.C.: pop. 69,000
- asimovian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of Isaac Asimov
- aspersive — to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- assentive — having the tendency to concur or comply
- assertive — Someone who is assertive states their needs and opinions clearly, so that people take notice.
- assistive — providing a means of reducing a physical impairment
- assortive — to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- assuasive — soothing; allaying
- at livery — being kept in a livery stable
- atavistic — Atavistic feelings or behaviour seem to be very primitive, like the feelings or behaviour of our earliest ancestors.
- attentive — If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
- attritive — Causing attrition.
- attuitive — characterized by attuition
- au poivre — coated with crushed black peppercorns, sautéed, and usually flamed with brandy and served with a sauce
- au revoir — goodbye
- autoclave — a strong sealed vessel used for chemical reactions at high pressure
- available — If something you want or need is available, you can find it or obtain it.
- availably — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
- availment — (obsolete) Profit; advantage.
- avalanche — An avalanche is a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain.
- avalement — a skiing technique that involves keeping the knees flexible so as to absorb bumps and remain in contact with the snow
- avascular — (of certain tissues, such as cartilage) lacking blood vessels
- ave maria — “Hail, Mary,” the first words of the Latin version of a prayer to the Virgin Mary used in the Roman Catholic Church