9-letter words containing v, l, i
- kapil dev — (Ramlal) Nikhanj (nɪˈkændʒ). born 1959, Indian cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 131 test matches and captained India to victory in the 1983 World Cup
- kerrville — a town in SW Texas.
- kid glove — a glove made of kid leather.
- kilovolts — Plural form of kilovolt.
- kiselevsk — a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia.
- knavishly — In a knavish manner.
- knoxville — a city in E Tennessee, on the Tennessee River.
- lactivist — a person, esp a woman, who advocates strongly the breast-feeding of children, and is opposed to bottle-feeding
- lake kivu — a lake in central Africa, between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda at an altitude of 1460 m (4790 ft). Area: 2698 sq km (1042 sq miles). Depth: (maximum) 475 m (1558 ft)
- lakeville — a town in SE Minnesota.
- lambative — (archaic) Taken by licking with the tongue.
- lambitive — a medicine that is taken by licking it with the tongue
- larvacide — Alternative spelling of larvicide.
- larvicide — an agent for killing larvae.
- larviform — (zoology) Having the form or structure of a larva.
- larvikite — a blue-grey syenite that contains feldspar crystals, often used as an ornamental facing on the walls of buildings
- laticlave — (in ancient Rome) a broad purple stripe on the tunic of a Roman senator or high-ranking official, denoting their high social position
- laudative — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- lava-like — resembling lava in behaviour or consistency
- lavaliere — an ornamental pendant, usually jeweled, worn on a chain around the neck.
- lavations — Plural form of lavation.
- lavishing — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- lavoisier — Antoine Laurent [ahn-twan loh-rahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1743–94, French scientist: pioneer in the field of chemistry.
- lawgivers — Plural form of lawgiver.
- lawgiving — Enacting laws; legislative.
- laxatives — Plural form of laxative.
- lay vicar — a member of a cathedral choir appointed to sing certain parts of the services
- leadville — a town in central Colorado: historic mining boom town.
- leavening — a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- leibovitz — Annie. born 1949, US photographer, known for her portraits of celebrities
- leitmotiv — Alternative form of leitmotif.
- lek-river — a river in the central Netherlands, flowing W to the Meuse River; the N branch of the lower Rhine. 40 miles (64 km) long.
- let drive — to hit or aim
- levallois — of, relating to, or characteristic of a distinctive late Lower and Middle Paleolithic method of preparing a stone core so that preformed thin, oval or triangular flakes with sharp edges could be struck from it.
- levantine — of or relating to the Levant.
- levanting — Present participle of levant.
- levelling — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- leverrier — Urbain Jean Joseph [yr-ban zhahn zhaw-zef] /ürˈbɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1811–77, French astronomer.
- leviathan — (often initial capital letter) Bible. a sea monster.
- levigable — capable of being levigated or ground into a fine powder
- levigated — Simple past tense and past participle of levigate.
- levigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of levigate.
- levitated — Simple past tense and past participle of levitate.
- levitical — of or relating to the Levites.
- leviticus — the third book of the Bible, containing laws relating to the priests and Levites and to the forms of Jewish ceremonial observance. Abbreviation: Lev.
- levittown — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- life vest — life jacket.
- lifesaver — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- lightwave — A wave of light.
- liouville — Joseph [zhaw-zef;; English joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ʒɔˈzɛf;; English ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), 1809–82, French mathematician.