V

Examples

• All

• Thus, they have paved the way for Advanced Placement in Secondary V, their final year of high school.

  Academic text (1990)

• Chapters I and V of The Report on the Freedom of Conscience

  Academic text (1999)

• But Charles V, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, is the top political power.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Locke clearly thinks of property in Chapter V as real property and its products.

  Academic text (1990)

• The clock struck V at midnight, signaling the start of a new day.

• In Roman numerals, V represents the number five.

• On the scoreboard, the team proudly displayed a V for their fifth victory of the season.

Compounds

V

V-neck

8 2.6

A neckline shaped like the letter V that slopes down in the front

V

V-J Day

1 4.6

The day in 1945 when the Allies defeated Japan at the end of World War II

V

V-E Day

1 4.2

The day that marks the Allied victory in Europe in World War II on May 8 1945

V

V sign

1 2.7

A gesture made by holding up the index and middle fingers in a V shape to show victory or peace

F

factor V

• Specialized

5.7

A protein in the blood that helps blood to clot

P

penicillin V

• Specialized

3.2

A medicine taken by mouth to treat bacterial infections and stable in stomach acid

P

penicillin V potassium

• Specialized

4.9

A medicine with potassium used to treat infections caused by bacteria

V

V-8 juice

3.1

A drink made from eight vegetables, often tomato, sold in cans or bottles

V

V-day

7.0

A day when people celebrate a victory in a war

V

V-day

7.2

A global movement that works to end violence against women and girls

V

v-word

• NSFW

9.9

A word people avoid saying because it is rude or about violence

Surface Forms

Etymology