9-letter words containing ev
- feverwort — horse gentian.
- flevoland — a province of the central Netherlands, created in 1986 on land reclaimed from the IJsselmeer (formerly the Zuiderzee); entirely below sea level. Capital: Lelystad. Pop: 352 000 (2003 est). Area: 1420 sq km (548 sq miles)
- fog fever — an acute respiratory disease of cattle, with a high mortality, that can occur after grazing fog
- fog level — the density produced by the development of photographic materials that have not been exposed to light or other actinic radiation. It forms part of the characteristic curve of a particular material
- genevieve — Saint, a.d. 422–512, French nun: patron saint of Paris.
- gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
- grapevine — a town in N Texas.
- grevillea — An evergreen tree or shrub bearing conspicuous flowers that lack petals, most kinds of which are native to Australia.
- grievance — a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
- grievants — Plural form of grievant.
- grievious — (chiefly, dialectal) Alternative form of grievous.
- guenevere — a female given name: from a Welsh word meaning “white, fair.”.
- guevarist — a supporter of the revolutionary theories and tactics of Ernesto Guevara.
- guinevere — Arthurian Romance. wife of King Arthur and mistress of Lancelot.
- 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.
- howsoever — to whatsoever extent or degree.
- in revolt — in the process or state of rebelling
- inevident — Not evident; obscure.
- jeevesian — of, relating to, or like the butler Jeeves, who was, in the fiction of P. G. Wodehouse, a master of tact, euphemism, and ingenuity
- kadiyevka — former name of Stakhanov.
- 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
- kiselevsk — a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia.
- kuibyshev — a port in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga.
- laevulose — (carbohydrate) alternative spelling of levulose (fructose).
- lakeville — a town in SE Minnesota.
- 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.
- levantine — of or relating to the Levant.
- levanting — Present participle of levant.
- level off — a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.
- level out — become even
- level-off — the maneuver of bringing an aircraft into a horizontal flying position after an ascent or descent.
- levelland — a city in NW Texas.
- levellers — a person or thing that levels.
- levelling — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- levelness — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- leveraged — Simple past tense and past participle of leverage.
- leverages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of leverage.
- 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.
- longaeval — Alt form longeval.
- longevity — a long individual life; great duration of individual life: Our family is known for its longevity.
- longevous — long-lived; living to a great age.