9-letter words containing v, a
- beriosova — Svetlana (svɪtˈlanə). 1932–98, British ballet dancer, born in Lithuania
- beta wave — any of the electrical waves from the parietal-frontal regions of the brain, having frequencies from 13 to 30 hertz: a sign of mental activity and alertness
- bhavnagar — a port in W India, in S Gujarat. Pop: 510 958 (2001)
- biconcave — (of a lens) having concave faces on both sides; concavo-concave
- binervate — (of leaves) having two longitudinal ribs
- binovular — relating to or derived from two different ova
- bioactive — (of a substance) having or producing an effect on living tissue
- bivalence — the semantic principle that there are exactly two truth values, so that every meaningful statement is either true or false
- bivalency — Chemistry. having a valence of two. having two valences, as aluminum with valences of two and three.
- bivalvate — having or consisting of two valves or similar parts
- bivariate — (of a distribution) involving two random variables, not necessarily independent of one another
- blavatsky — Elena Petrovna (jɪˈljɛnə pɪˈtrɔvnə), called Madame Blavatsky. 1831–91, Russian theosophist; author of Isis Unveiled (1877)
- boa vista — a town in N Brazil, capital of the state of Roraima, on the Rio Branco. Pop: 275 000 (2005 est)
- body wave — Geology. a transverse or longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth (distinguished from surface wave).
- boliviano — (until 1963 and from 1987) the standard monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos
- bondslave — a person held in bondage.
- boschvark — a bush pig of S Africa
- boulevard — A boulevard is a wide street in a city, usually with trees along each side.
- bouvardia — a genus of flowering herbs and shrubs of the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical parts of Central America
- brainwave — If you have a brainwave, you suddenly have a clever idea.
- brake van — the coach or vehicle from which the guard applies the brakes; guard's van
- brake-van — the caboose of a railway train.
- braveness — possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
- breakeven — the level of commercial activity at which the total cost and total revenue of a business enterprise are equal
- breakover — jump (def 51).
- by halves — without being thorough or exhaustive
- cabdriver — a taxi driver
- cadaveric — a dead body, especially a human body to be dissected; corpse.
- calavance — any of several varieties of pulse yielded by plants of the genus Dolichos
- calf love — temporary infatuation or love of an adolescent for a member of the opposite sex
- call-over — a preliminary hearing
- calmative — (of a remedy or agent) sedative
- calvarial — relating to or belonging to the calvaria
- calvarian — calvarial
- calvaries — Plural form of calvary.
- calvarium — the upper, domed part of the skull
- calvinism — the theological system of John Calvin and his followers, characterized by emphasis on the doctrines of predestination, the irresistibility of grace, and justification by faith
- calvinist — Calvinist means belonging or relating to a strict Protestant church started by John Calvin.
- calvities — baldness
- camp oven — a metal pot or box with a heavy lid, used for baking over an open fire
- campervan — (Australia, NZ, British) A vehicle that provides both transport and sleeping accommodation.
- canaveral — Capecape on the E coast of Fla.: U.S. proving ground for missiles and spacecraft
- canvasing — Present participle of canvas.
- canvassed — to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
- canvasser — to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
- canvasses — to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
- captative — (linguistics) Describing a verb (in some languages) that has a specific ending or other marker to indicate a hunting or catching function.
- captivate — If you are captivated by someone or something, you find them fascinating and attractive.
- captively — In a captive manner.
- captivity — Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed.