9-letter words containing v, e, s, l
- revulsive — tending to alter the distribution of blood by revulsion.
- rivalless — without rivals
- roosevelt — (Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
- roseville — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- sackville — Thomas, 1st Earl of Dorset, 1536–1608, English statesman and poet.
- sail-over — a repetition of an indecisive or interrupted run of a racing yacht.
- salvatore — a male given name.
- salvemini — Gaetano [gah-e-tah-naw] /ˌgɑ ɛˈtɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1957, Italian historian in the U.S.
- sea devil — manta (def 4).
- sea level — the horizontal plane or level corresponding to the surface of the sea at mean level between high and low tide.
- seclusive — tending to seclude, especially oneself.
- selective — having the function or power of selecting; making a selection.
- self-love — the instinct by which one's actions are directed to the promotion of one's own welfare or well-being, especially an excessive regard for one's own advantage.
- semivocal — of or relating to a semivowel
- semivowel — Phonetics. a speech sound of vowel quality used as a consonant, as (w) in wet or (y) in yet.
- servilely — slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning: servile flatterers.
- servilism — the condition of being servile; servility, esp consistent or complete servility
- servility — slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning: servile flatterers.
- sevenfold — comprising seven parts or members.
- seventhly — as the seventh point; linking what follows to the previous statements, as in a speech or argument
- severable — capable of being severed.
- severally — separately; singly.
- severalty — the state of being separate.
- sexvalent — hexavalent or having a valency of six
- shaveling — Older Use: Disparaging. a clergyman with a shaven or tonsured head.
- shavetail — U.S. Army. a second lieutenant.
- she-devil — a woman who resembles a devil, as in extreme wickedness, cruelty, or bad temper.
- should've — Should've is the usual spoken form of 'should have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb.
- shovelful — the amount held by a shovel.
- shoveling — an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
- silvering — Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- silverius — Saint, died a.d. 537, pope 536–37.
- silverize — to cover, plate, or treat with silver.
- silvertip — grizzly bear.
- silvester — Sylvester II.
- slave ant — an ant taken as a larva or pupa by ants of another species and becoming a working member of the captor colony.
- slaveling — a person in a condition of servility or slavery.
- slavenska — Mia [mee-ah] /ˈmi ɑ/ (Show IPA), (Mia Corak) 1914?–2002, U.S. dancer and choreographer, born in Yugoslavia.
- slavering — to let saliva run from the mouth; slobber; drool.
- sleepover — an instance of sleeping over, as at another person's house.
- sleevelet — a fitted sleeve or cover worn on the forearm for warmth or to protect a shirt sleeve.
- slipcover — a cover of cloth or other material for a piece of furniture, as an upholstered chair or sofa, made so as to be easily removable.
- slivering — a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- slop over — to overflow or spill, as a liquid when its container is tilted
- slop-over — a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- slovenian — of or from Slovenia
- slovensko — Slovakia
- slow oven — an oven heated to a relatively low temperature, for slow, or gradual, cooking
- slow wave — delta wave.
- sniveling — to weep or cry with sniffling.