Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Nearby Entries
V. - 12 dictionary results

V.

 
1. valve.
2. Venerable.
3. verb.
4. verse.
5. version.
6. versus.
7. very.
8. Vicar.
9. vice.
10. see. Origin:
< L vidē
11. Village.
12. violin.
13. Virgin.
14. Viscount.
15. vision.
16. visual acuity.
17. vocative.
18. volume.
Language Translation for : V.
Spanish: c, *, German: Str. , die Straße, Japanese: 道路
View 25 other languages »

v.

 
1. valve.
2. (in personal names) van.
3. vector.
4. vein.
5. ventral.
6. verb.
7. verse.
8. version.
9. verso.
10. versus.
11. very.
12. vicar.
13. vice.
14. see. Origin:
< L vidē
15. village.
16. violin.
17. vision.
18. vocative.
19. voice.
20. volt.
21. voltage.
22. volume.
23. (in personal names) von.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Cite This Source
v.  
abbr.  
  1. verb
  2. verse
  3. version
  4. verso
  5. versus
  6. vide
  7. volume (book)
V.  
abbr.  
  1. venerable (in titles)
  2. very (in titles)
    1. viscount
    2. viscountess
ven·er·a·ble     (věn'ər-ə-bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position.
  2. Worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association: venerable relics.
  3. Venerable Abbr. Ven. or V.
    1. Roman Catholic Church Used as a form of address for a person who has reached the first stage of canonization.
    2. Used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church or the Episcopal Church.
ven'er·a·ble·ness, ven'er·a·bil'i·ty n., ven'er·a·bly adv.
ver·sus     (vûr'səs, -səz)  Pronunciation Key 
prep.  
  1. Abbr. v. or vs. Against: the plaintiff versus the defendant; Army versus Navy.
  2. As the alternative to or in contrast with: "freedom of information versus invasion of privacy" (Ian Hamilton).

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, turned, toward, from past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
vi·de     (vī'dē, vē'dā', wē'-)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   Abbr. v.
See. Used to direct a reader's attention.

[Latin vidē, sing. imperative of vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
vis·count     (vī'kount')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A nobleman ranking below an earl or count and above a baron.
  2. Abbr. Visct. or Vis. or V. Used as a title for such a nobleman.

[Middle English, from Old French visconte, from Medieval Latin vicecomes, vicecomit- : Late Latin vice-, vice- + Late Latin comes, occupant of any state office; see count2.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

Main Entry: v.
Function: abbreviation
versus

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
v.
  1. vocals
  2. voice

v.
  1. verb
  2. verse
  3. version
  4. verso
  5. Latin versus (against)
  6. Latin vide (see)
  7. volume

V.
  1. venerable
  2. very
  3. viscount
  4. viscountess

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Share :Share This: digg.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: del.icio.usShare This: FacebookShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: furl.netShare This: www.myspace.comShare This: www.google.comShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: myjeeves.ask.com
Search another word or see V. on Thesaurus | Reference | Translate