9-letter words containing v, i, r
- derivably — in a way that is able to be derived
- derivated — Simple past tense and past participle of derivate.
- derivates — Plural form of derivate.
- dervishes — Plural form of dervish.
- derzhavin — Gavril Romanovich [gah-vril roh-mah-nuh-vich;; Russian guh-vryil ruh-mah-nuh-vyich] /gɑˈvrɪl roʊˈmɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian gəˈvryɪl rəˈmɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1743–1816, Russian poet.
- deserving — If you describe a person, organization, or cause as deserving, you mean that you think they should be helped.
- detersive — having cleansing power
- detrivore — (biology) Any organism that feeds on detritus.
- deviatory — Tending to deviate.
- devil ray — manta.
- devil-ray — manta.
- devitrify — to change from a vitreous state to a crystalline state
- devouring — Present participle of devour.
- dimitrovo — a city in W Bulgaria, near Sofia.
- directive — serving to direct; directing: a directive board.
- discovers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discover.
- discovert — (of a woman) not covert; not under the protection of a husband.
- discovery — the act or an instance of discovering.
- disfavors — Plural form of disfavor.
- disfavour — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disproove — Obsolete form of disprove.
- disproval — The act of disproving; disproof.
- disproved — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
- disproven — Alternative irregular form of the Past participle of disprove.
- disprover — One who disproves.
- disproves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disprove.
- dispurvey — to strip of equipment or provisions
- disshiver — to break in pieces
- dissolver — One who, or that which, dissolves or dissipates.
- disvirgin — To take away the virginity of a person.
- diverbium — the spoken part of an ancient Roman drama.
- divergent — diverging; differing; deviating.
- diverging — Present participle of diverge.
- diversely — of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike: a wide range of diverse opinions.
- diversify — to make diverse, as in form or character; give variety or diversity to; variegate.
- diversion — the act of diverting or turning aside, as from a course or purpose: a diversion of industry into the war effort.
- diversity — the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness: diversity of opinion.
- diverting — serving to divert; entertaining; amusing.
- divertive — diverting; amusing.
- divesture — the act of divesting.
- divinator — a diviner
- divorcing — Present participle of divorce.
- dna virus — any virus containing DNA.
- don river — a river flowing generally S from Tula in the Russian Federation in Europe, to the Sea of Azov. About 1200 miles (1930 km) long.
- dormitive — having the effect of inducing sleep
- downriver — Toward or situated at a point nearer the mouth of a river.
- dravidian — a family of languages, wholly distinct from Indo-European, spoken mostly in southern India and Sri Lanka and including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and, in Pakistan, Brahui.
- drive fit — assembly of two tightly fitting parts, as a hub on a shaft, made by a press or the like.
- drive off — vehicle: pull out, move off
- drive out — To drive out something means to make it disappear or stop operating.