9-letter words containing v, r, y
- frivolity — the quality or state of being frivolous: the frivolity of Mardi Gras.
- furtively — taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- grape ivy — a hairy vine, Cissus rhombifolia, native to tropical America, having glossy trifoliate leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- graveyard — a burial ground, often associated with smaller rural churches, as distinct from a larger urban or public cemetery.
- gravidity — pregnant1 (def 1).
- gregory v — (Bruno of Carinthia) died a.d. 999, German ecclesiastic: pope 996–999.
- grey vote — the body of elderly people's votes, or elderly people regarded collectively as voters
- grey-wave — denoting a company or an investment that is potentially profitable but is unlikely to fulfil expectations before the investor has grey hair
- gyrovague — a vagrant monk who wandered from one monastery to another.
- hay fever — a type of allergic rhinitis affecting the mucous membranes of the eyes and respiratory tract, affecting susceptible persons usually during the summer, caused by pollen of ragweed and certain other plants.
- henry vii — ("Henry of Luxembourg") 1275?–1313, king of Germany 1309–13 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1312–13.
- herbivory — The eating of plants, especially ones that are still living.
- heyrovsky — Jaroslav [yah-raw-slahf] /ˈyɑ rɔ slɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1967, Czech chemist: Nobel Prize 1959.
- hydrovane — a vane on a seaplane conferring stability on water (a sponson) or facilitating take off (a hydrofoil)
- hypernova — (astronomy) The gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole.
- incurvity — the quality of having inward curvature
- inventory — a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods on hand, etc., made each year by a business concern.
- inveraray — a town in W Scotland, in Argyll and Bute: Inveraray Castle is the seat of the Dukes of Argyll. Pop: about 700 (2001)
- inversely — in an inverse manner.
- ivory nut — the seed of a low, South American palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa, yielding vegetable ivory.
- ivorybill — The ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis).
- ivorytype — an antiquated photoprinting technique in which two prints are made of the same image, and the weaker one, made transparent with varnish and colored on the back, is laid over the stronger one.
- ivorywood — the yellowish-white wood of an Australian tree, Siphonodon australe, used for engraving, inlaying, and turnery
- key drive — a very small, portable storage device that plugs into a computer and facilitates moving data between machines
- lay vicar — a member of a cathedral choir appointed to sing certain parts of the services
- liveryman — an owner of or an employee in a livery stable.
- liverymen — Plural form of liveryman.
- lover boy — a man who is successful with women
- lyra viol — a lutelike musical instrument popular in the 16th and 17th centuries: the forerunner of the mandolin
- maryville — a city in E Tennessee.
- mycovirus — any fungus-infecting virus.
- myxoviral — Relating to myxoviruses.
- myxovirus — any of a group of medium-sized, RNA-containing viruses having a helical envelope, infectious to humans and other animals and a cause of influenza.
- nagyvarad — Hungarian name of Oradea.
- navy gray — a dark gray, as of a warship.
- navy yard — a government dockyard where naval ships are built, repaired, and fitted out, and naval supplies and munitions are laid up.
- nervosity — the quality of being nervous; nervousness.
- nervously — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- obversely — In an obverse manner.
- ostrovsky — Aleksandr Nikolayevich. 1823–86, Russian dramatist, noted for his satirical comedies about the bourgeoisie. His plays include The Bankrupt (1849) and The Storm (1859), a tragedy
- over easy — (of fried eggs) turned over when nearly done and fried briefly on the reverse side so that the yolk remains somewhat liquid but with a thin, firm layer on top.
- over-busy — actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
- over-easy — (of fried eggs) turned over when nearly done and fried briefly on the reverse side so that the yolk remains somewhat liquid but with a thin, firm layer on top.
- overapply — To apply to excess.
- overcarry — To carry too far, or beyond the proper point.
- overenjoy — (transitive) To enjoy too much.
- overfussy — too fussy
- overhappy — too happy
- overhasty — excessively hasty; rash: overhasty judgment.
- overjoyed — to cause to feel great joy or delight; elate: It overjoys me to hear of your good fortune. I was overjoyed at her safe arrival.