v

Examples

• All

• Here, you see this little V right here?

  Boyhood (2014)

• I have to say five words that start with the letter "V" and tap my head with my right hand.

  Charlie Bartlett (2008)

• It's like a 'V', you know what I mean?

  Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

• So what does "v" stand for?

  Intersection (1994)

• So you think I wrote that because it's signed with a "v"?

  Patient Killer (2015)

• Is that a "P-H" or a "V"?

  5 Flights Up (2014)

• Look at the v.

  All My Life (2020)

• It's "V"!

  Epic Movie (2007)

• This a big V.

  Soccer Mom (2008)

• His eyebrows formed a mischievous "v" as he watched me.

  Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

V

V

vsv

28 2.3

The 22nd letter of the English alphabet

is the alphabet symbol that represents the voiced consonant sound in voice

V

vee

vsv

8 8.8

A shape like the letter V often made by flying birds

is the written symbol representing sound rather than a shape or formation

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