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V en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /viː/ name of letter

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of vocative case.
   alt of vocative case
2. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of verb.
   alt of verb
3. (euphemistic) Vagina.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of vowel.
   alt of vowel
   • The standard syllable structure of Lang Belta is CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant), but there are also syllables without one or both of these consonants. Therefore, other possible structures are: initial V, initial CV, and VC. For example, V ereluf ‘air’, VC unte ‘and’, CV xalte ‘to stay’, and CVC ereluf ‘air’. 2021 October 5, Gessica Puccini, “Lang Belta: the Belter language from SYFY/Amazon’s The Expanse”, in Lingoblog:
5. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of velocity.
   alt of velocity
6. (countable, slang) Viagra.
   • The unfortunate, and quite ironic, side effect of all these chemicals is a penis that refuses to budge. Steven has been handing out the Vs in abundance for as the long as boys have been high in his second-floor flat, two for a fiver. 2017, James Wharton, Something for the Weekend, Biteback Publishing, →ISBN:
7. Anything shaped like a V
   • She watched him through the perfect V between the seats for the rest of the journey. 2022, Maddie Mortimer, Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies, Picador, page 149:
8. Anything shaped like a V ▸ A flying skein of geese or other birds which have placed themselves in a V-shaped formation.
9. (Ireland, UK) A V-sign; by extension, an insult or show of defiance.
   • Without turning around, Pat just raised his arm and flicked me a "V". 2024 July 19, Kevin Crump, The Quay, Austin Macauley Publishers, →ISBN:
   • And it's here that life decides to flick a V at me. 2011 May 12, Ruth Saberton, Ellie Andrews Has Second Thoughts: A bride to be . . . an unexpected encounter – a romantic comedy to fall in love with, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
   • As Baxter turned and left, muttering under his breath, Winter flicked a V at his retreating bulk and took one last picture of the scene, knowing while he did so that it was a bad idea but doing it anyway. 2011 June 9, Craig Robertson, Snapshot, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
10. (abbreviation, alt-of, dated) Abbreviation of venturi.
    alt of venturi
    • 4V
    • 289-2V
    • 2V
    • 289-4V

Forms

Relateds

v

Synonyms

bbl · vee · vee

Translations (4)

ru кося́к (flying formation of migrating geese or other birds) · ru треуго́льник (something shaped like a V) · ru клин (something shaped like a V) · ru клин (flying formation of migrating geese or other birds)

V en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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• /viː/ name of letter

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of Visa.
   alt of Visa
   • Shares of Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) moved slightly higher after the deal was announced. 2024 March 26, Elisabeth Buchwald, “Visa and Mastercard agree to $30 billion settlement that will lower merchant fees”, in CNN Business:

V en · SYM

Pronunciation

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• /viː/ name of letter

Meanings

1. (qualifier:titular) Viscount.
2. (letter, uppercase) The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.
3. (qualifier:titular) Viscountess.

Forms

Deriveds

flying V (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V1 (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V-necked (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V-girl (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V formation (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V2 (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · VMO (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · Vyse (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V-level (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V particle (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V-2 (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V engine (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V-1 (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V-coding (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · Vx (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V nickel (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V-moth (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · tri-V (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V-22 (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · Vs (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · Vxse (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V-neck (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · Vr (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · P-in-V (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · Sputnik V (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V-sign (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · Vy (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · VNE (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V sign (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V-code (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V-shaped (Terms derived from all parts of speech) · V roof (Terms derived from all parts of speech)