9-letter words containing v, l, s
- lavenders — Plural form of lavender.
- 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.
- laxatives — Plural form of laxative.
- leaveless — (obsolete) leafless.
- leavenous — containing leaven
- leftovers — Plural form of leftover.
- 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.
- levanters — Plural form of levanter.
- levellers — a person or thing that levels.
- levelness — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- leverages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of leverage.
- levigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of levigate.
- 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.
- life vest — life jacket.
- lifesaver — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- lip salve — an ointment which comes in a stick or small tub and which is applied to the lips to soothe dryness, chapping, etc
- listservs — Plural form of listserv.
- liveliest — full or suggestive of life or vital energy; active, vigorous, or brisk: a lively discussion.
- livestock — the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.
- livewires — Plural form of livewire.
- lividness — The state or condition of being livid (dark or pallid).
- livraison — one of the numbers of a book published in parts
- lixiviums — Plural form of lixivium.
- locatives — Plural form of locative.
- lomonosov — Mikhail Vasilevich [myi-khuh-yeel vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /myɪ xʌˈyil vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1711–65, Russian philosopher, poet, scientist, and grammarian.
- longevous — long-lived; living to a great age.
- lookovers — Plural form of lookover.
- louis vii — ("the Young") 1121?–80, king of France 1137–80 (son of Louis VI).
- louis xiv — ("the Great"; "the Sun King") 1638–1715, king of France 1643–1715 (son of Louis XIII).
- louis xvi — 1754–93, king of France 1774–92 (grandson of Louis XV and husband of Marie Antoinette).
- love nest — A love nest is a house or flat where two people who are having a love affair live or meet.
- love seat — a small upholstered sofa for two people
- love song — song expressing romantic feelings
- lovebirds — any of various small parrots, especially of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets.
- lovebites — Plural form of lovebite.
- lovegrass — any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula (weeping lovegrass) and E. trichodes (sand lovegrass) cultivated as forage and ground cover.
- loveliest — charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.
- lovelocks — Plural form of lovelock.
- loverless — having no lover
- loveseats — Plural form of loveseat.
- lovespoon — Alternative spelling of love spoon.
- lovingest — extremely loving and affectionate.
- malvoisie — malmsey wine.
- marvelous — superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.
- massively — consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
- medievals — Plural form of medieval.
- megavolts — Plural form of megavolt.
- milosevic — Slobodan [sloh-buh-dain] /ˈsloʊ bəˌdɛən/ (Show IPA), 1941–2006, Yugoslav and Serbian politician: president of Serbia 1989–97, president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1997–2000, accused of war crimes 2001.