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9-letter words containing v, l, i

  • oil level — the amount of lubricant in a vehicle or machine (sometimes indicated by an oil guage)
  • oil stove — a heating device that burns oil (typically either paraffin or fuel oil)
  • old river — a river bed left dry because the river has changed its course.
  • olfactive — Of or pertaining to the sense of smell; olfactory.
  • olive oil — an oil expressed from the olive fruit, used in cooking, in salad dressings, in medicine, etc.
  • olivenite — a mineral, basic copper arsenate, Cu 4 As 2 O 8 (OH) 2 , occurring in crystals and in masses, usually olive-green in color.
  • olivewood — the wood of the olive tree
  • oulujarvi — a lake in central Finland, draining through the Oulu River to the Gulf of Bothnia.
  • outliving — Present participle of outlive.
  • ovalbumin — the principal protein of egg white.
  • ovaliform — Shaped like an egg; having a figure such that any section in the direction of the shorter diameter will be circular, and any in the direction of the longer diameter will be oval.
  • ovalizing — Present participle of ovalize.
  • overbills — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbill.
  • overbuild — to erect too many buildings in (an area).
  • overbuilt — Simple past tense and past participle of overbuild.
  • overchill — to make too cold
  • overcivil — too civil
  • overclaim — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
  • overhaile — to draw (a covering) over
  • overlight — a strong light
  • overlimit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
  • overlying — present participle of overlie.
  • overplaid — a plaid pattern superimposed on another plaid
  • overspill — to spill over.
  • ovulation — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
  • parkville — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
  • parvoline — any of various isomeric ptomaines found in liquid derived from decaying animal matter or bituminous coals
  • passively — not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.
  • pavlovian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Pavlov or his work, especially of experiments in which he elicited predictable responses from laboratory animals.
  • pelviform — basin-shaped
  • pensively — dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood.
  • percivale — a knight who is allowed to see the Holy Grail
  • philip iv — (Philip the Fair) 1268–1314, king of France 1285–1314.
  • philip vi — 1293–1350, king of France 1328–50: first ruler of the house of Valois.
  • piacevole — (to be performed) in a pleasant, agreeable manner
  • pineville — a town in central Louisiana.
  • pivotable — capable of turning on or as if on a pivot
  • pivotally — of, relating to, or serving as a pivot.
  • placative — placatory.
  • plaintive — expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: a plaintive melody.
  • plainview — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
  • plan view — plan (def 4).
  • poll evil — an acute swelling on the top of the head of a horse originating in an inflamed bursa that underlies the great neck ligament there.
  • pollutive — to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
  • polverine — a glassmaker's potash
  • polyvinyl — pertaining to or derived from a vinyl polymer.
  • pontlevis — a drawbridge.
  • port vila — the capital of Vanuatu, on the island of Efate. Pop: 44 040 (2009)
  • prelusive — introductory.
  • prevailed — to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally: Silence prevailed along the funeral route.
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