I. ˈvē noun
( plural v's or vs ˈvēz)
Usage: often capitalized, often attributive
1.
a. : the 22d letter of the English alphabet
b. : an instance of this letter printed, written, or otherwise represented
c. : a speech counterpart of orthographic v (as v in vivid, hive, or Spanish vivo )
2. : five — see number table
3. : a printer's type, a stamp, or some other instrument for reproducing the letter v
4. : someone or something arbitrarily or conveniently designated v especially as the 21st or when j is used for the 10th the 22d in order or class
5. : something having the shape of the letter V: as
a. : a V-shaped neck of a dress, sweater, or blouse
b. : a rib, guiding strip, or groove having sloping sides like a V
the V's on the bed of a turning lathe on which the carriage slides
II. abbreviation
Usage: often capitalized
1. vacuum tube
2. vagabond
3. value
4. valve
5. van
6. vapor
7. variable; variation
8. vector
9. vein
10. velocity
11. venerable
12. vent
13. ventilator
14. ventral
15. Ventzke
16. verb
17. verse
18. versicle
19. version
20. verso
21. versus
22.
[Latin verte ]
turn over
23. vertex
24. vertical
25. very
26. vicar
27. vice
28. vicinal
29. victory
30.
[Latin]
vide
31. village
32. violin
33. virgin
34. viscosity
35. viscount
36. visibility
37. vision
38. visual acuity
39. vocative
40. voice
41. volt; voltage
42.
[Italian volti ]
turn
43. voltmeter
44. volume
45. volunteer
46. von
47. vowel
III. symbol
Usage: capitalized
1. vanadium
2. potential difference
IV. abbreviation
verb; verbal