"V" meaning in English

See V in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /viː/ (note: name of letter) Audio: en-us-v.ogg [US] Forms: v [lowercase], Vs [plural], V's [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Head templates: {{head|en|letter|upper case||lower case|v|plural|Vs|or|V's}} V (upper case, lower case v, plural Vs or V's), {{en-letter}} V (upper case, lower case v, plural Vs or V's)
  1. The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script. Tags: letter, uppercase Derived forms: tri-V, V engine, V-moth, V-neck, V-necked, V nickel, V particle, V-shaped, V-sign, V sign
    Sense id: en-V-en-character-2sW26MPq Categories (other): English prepositions, English symbols Disambiguation of English prepositions: 38 17 8 2 3 3 5 4 4 7 4 4 Disambiguation of English symbols: 55 11 6 1 3 3 5 4 5 2 3 3 Related terms: letter [Latin, letter], A [Latin, letter], a [Latin, letter], B [Latin, letter], b [Latin, letter], C [Latin, letter], c [Latin, letter], D [Latin, letter], d [Latin, letter], E [Latin, letter], e [Latin, letter], F [Latin, letter], f [Latin, letter], G [Latin, letter], g [Latin, letter], H [Latin, letter], h [Latin, letter], I [Latin, letter], i [Latin, letter], J [Latin, letter], j [Latin, letter], K [Latin, letter], k [Latin, letter], L [Latin, letter], l [Latin, letter], M [Latin, letter], m [Latin, letter], N [Latin, letter], n [Latin, letter], O [Latin, letter], o [Latin, letter], P [Latin, letter], p [Latin, letter], Q [Latin, letter], q [Latin, letter], R [Latin, letter], r [Latin, letter], S [Latin, letter], s [Latin, letter], T [Latin, letter], t [Latin, letter], U [Latin, letter], u [Latin, letter], V [Latin, letter], v [Latin, letter], W [Latin, letter], w [Latin, letter], X [Latin, letter], x [Latin, letter], Y [Latin, letter], y [Latin, letter], Z [Latin, letter], z [Latin, letter]

Noun

IPA: /viː/ (note: name of letter) Audio: en-us-v.ogg [US] Forms: Vs [plural], V's [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Head templates: {{en-noun|Vs|V's}} V (plural Vs or V's)
  1. (grammar) Abbreviation of vocative case. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: vocative case Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-V-en-noun-N32-JTXp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 31 3 1 1 2 21 2 10 1 2 1 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (linguistics) Abbreviation of verb. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: verb Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-V-en-noun-qiAa-OJo Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (euphemistic) Vagina. Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-V-en-noun-a9t2vOiH Categories (other): English euphemisms
  4. Abbreviation of vowel. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: vowel
    Sense id: en-V-en-noun-dmW-FO80
  5. Abbreviation of velocity. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: velocity
    Sense id: en-V-en-noun-B7MOkCae
  6. (slang, countable) Viagra. Tags: countable, slang
    Sense id: en-V-en-noun-iOXJpK5u
  7. Anything shaped like a V; synonym: vee.
    Sense id: en-V-en-noun-HqI4dTI8
  8. Anything shaped like a V; synonym: vee.
    A flying skein of geese which have placed themselves in a V-shaped formation.
    Sense id: en-V-en-noun-QIC32EZE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: V1, V2, Vr, Vs, VMO, VNE Derived forms (Vx): Vxse Derived forms (Vy): Vyse
Disambiguation of 'Vx': 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Vy': 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Preposition

IPA: /viː/ (note: name of letter) Audio: en-us-v.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -iː Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} V, {{en-preposition}} V
  1. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of over, prefix over-. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: over, prefix over-
    Sense id: en-V-en-prep-DSfH00em

Symbol

IPA: /viː/ (note: name of letter) Audio: en-us-v.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -iː Head templates: {{head|en|symbol|head=}} V, {{en-symbol}} V
  1. (titular) Viscount
    Sense id: en-V-en-symbol-h-k5DWuB
  2. (titular) Viscountess
    Sense id: en-V-en-symbol-IzfNjR9v

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for V meaning in English (9.8kB)

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