Other definitions for V (2 of 8)
or v
the 22nd letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound represented by the letter V or v, as in victor, flivver, or shove.
something having the form of a V.
a written or printed representation of the letter V or v.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter V or v.
Other definitions for V (3 of 8)
Mathematics. vector (def. 1).
Mechanics. velocity.
verb.
victory.
Electricity. volt; volts.
vowel.
Other definitions for V (4 of 8)
the 22nd in order or in a series.
(sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for five.: Compare Roman numerals.
Chemistry. vanadium.
Biochemistry. valine.
Physics. electric potential (def. 1).
(especially during World War II) the symbol of Allied victory.
Other definitions for v. (5 of 8)
see.
Origin of v.
5Other definitions for v. (6 of 8)
valve.
(in personal names) van.
vector.
vein.
ventral.
verb.
verse.
version.
verso.
versus.
very.
vicar.
vice.
village.
violin.
vision.
vocative.
voice.
volt.
voltage.
volume.
(in personal names) von.
Other definitions for V. (7 of 8)
see.
Origin of V.
7Other definitions for V. (8 of 8)
valve.
Venerable.
verb.
verse.
version.
versus.
very.
Vicar.
vice.
Village.
violin.
Virgin.
Viscount.
vision.
visual acuity.
vocative.
volume.
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How to use v in a sentence
The city was described by v.S. Naipaul in his 1979 novel A Bend in the River as “a place where the future has come and gone.”
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis | Nina Strochlic | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYour influences include William Trevor, Tolstoy, Turgenev, Dickens, Graham Greene, v.S. Pritchett, and Elizabeth Bowen.
Yiyun Li Takes on Evil in “Kinder Than Solitude” | Jane Ciabattari | February 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNobel prizewinning novelist v.S. Naipaul has slammed her for the sin of sentimentality.
Cranky old v.S. Naipaul is such an unpleasant bore that Paul Theroux even wrote a book about his lousy, misogynistic ways.
v.S. Naipaul's new book, The Masque of Africa, has not been well received by critics.
At the commencement of Henry v.s reign the colour of the surcoat was again changed to white.
A Handbook of Pictorial History | Henry W. DonaldThis is rather a nice operation, but I have seen a lady perform it quite as well as any v.S.
Riding for Ladies | Mrs. Power O'DonoghueHearing this from the v.s, I suggested that we should drive to the various addresses you had given my husband.
My Memoirs | Marguerite Steinheil
British Dictionary definitions for v (1 of 5)
V
/ (viː) /
the 22nd letter and 17th consonant of the modern English alphabet
a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiced labio-dental fricative, as in vote
something shaped like a V
(in combination): a V neck See also V-sign
British Dictionary definitions for v (2 of 5)
physics velocity
specific volume (of a gas)
British Dictionary definitions for V (3 of 5)
(in transformational grammar) verb
volume (capacity)
volt
chem vanadium
luminous efficiency
victory
(Roman numeral) five: See Roman numerals
Vatican City (international car registration)
British Dictionary definitions for v. (4 of 5)
verb
verse
version
verso
(usually italic) versus
very
vide
vocative
volume
von
British Dictionary definitions for V. (5 of 5)
Venerable
(in titles) Very
(in titles) Vice
Viscount
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Scientific definitions for V
Abbreviation of volume
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