9-letter words containing v, e
- assortive — to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- assuasive — soothing; allaying
- at livery — being kept in a livery stable
- attentive — If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
- attritive — Causing attrition.
- attuitive — characterized by attuition
- au poivre — coated with crushed black peppercorns, sautéed, and usually flamed with brandy and served with a sauce
- au revoir — goodbye
- autoclave — a strong sealed vessel used for chemical reactions at high pressure
- available — If something you want or need is available, you can find it or obtain it.
- availment — (obsolete) Profit; advantage.
- avalanche — An avalanche is a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain.
- avalement — a skiing technique that involves keeping the knees flexible so as to absorb bumps and remain in contact with the snow
- ave maria — “Hail, Mary,” the first words of the Latin version of a prayer to the Virgin Mary used in the Roman Catholic Church
- avengeful — vengeful, full of vengeance
- aventaile — avantail
- aventurin — Alternative form of aventurine.
- averagely — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
- averaging — Present participle of average.
- averments — Plural form of averment.
- averrable — able to be proved or verified
- averroism — the teachings of Averroës
- aversions — Plural form of aversion.
- avertable — Preventable.
- avertedly — in an averted or offended manner
- avertible — Capable of being averted; preventable.
- aviatrice — a woman who is a pilot; aviator.
- avicebron — (Solomon ben Judah ibn-Gabirol) 1021?–58, Jewish poet and philosopher in Spain.
- avirulent — (esp of bacteria) not virulent
- avisement — the careful consideration or observation of something
- avocadoes — Alternative spelling of avocados Plural form of avocado.
- avoidable — Something that is avoidable can be prevented from happening.
- avoidance — Avoidance of someone or something is the act of avoiding them.
- avon lake — a town in N Ohio.
- ayurvedic — Ayurvedic medicine is a type of complementary medicine, originally from India, that uses herbs and other natural treatments.
- back dive — a dive in which the diver stands on the springboard with the back to the water and jumps up, arching backward to land either feetfirst facing the springboard or headfirst facing away from the springboard.
- back vent — (in plumbing) a vent situated on the sewer side of a trap.
- backsolve — To determine the inputs that would lead to a given output in a mathematical system.
- balakirev — Mily Alexeyevich (ˈmilij alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1837–1910, Russian composer, whose works include two symphonic poems, two symphonies, and many arrangements of Russian folk songs
- bavardage — idle chattering
- beaverton — a town in NW Oregon.
- bedcovers — Plural form of bedcover.
- bedeviled — to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
- beethoven — Ludwig van (ˈluːtvɪç fan). 1770–1827, German composer, who greatly extended the form and scope of symphonic and chamber music, bridging the classical and romantic traditions. His works include nine symphonies, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, five piano concertos, a violin concerto, two masses, the opera Fidelio (1805), and choral music
- beg leave — to ask permission
- behaviors — manner of behaving or acting.
- behaviour — People's or animals' behaviour is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behaviour.
- behoveful — useful; of benefit
- belgravia — a fashionable residential district of W central London, around Belgrave Square
- believing — to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so: Only if one believes in something can one act purposefully.