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uppercase V · plural vs · plural v's

1. letterlowercaseThe twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.

plural vs · plural v's

1. A shape resembling the letter.

   The impact was so strong, it bent the bar into a v.

1. UKabbreviationIreland and Commonwealth except CanadaAbbreviation of versus.

   England v Scotland

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   Attention to the body’s legitimacy surged in the decades after the extraordinary discussion on the topic in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v Casey – the 1992 case that memorably preserved the abortion rights minted in Roe v Wade despite recent conservative additions to the court.

   2025 December 19, Ryan Doerfler, Samuel Moyn, “It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2025

   Synonyms: v., vs.

1. InternetabbreviationinformalAbbreviation of very.

   You were acting v rude to his boyfriend on New Year's.

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   I'm v tired. I slept v badly, awake from 3–6 a.m., so I've slept all afternoon.

   2006, Cathy Wield, Life After Darkness: A Doctor's Journey Through Severe Depression, Seattle, WA: Radcliffe Publishing, →ISBN, page 109

   I said it wasn't a crush, I just thought he was v attractive.

   2007, Dyan Sheldon, Deep and Meaningful Diaries from Planet Janet, Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, →ISBN, page 253

   Since becoming social media official, Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson have been sashaying around town together and being v cute

   2019 July 23, Matt Galea, “Punters Reckon Ashley Benson's New Tatt Is A Tribute To Girlfriend Cara Delevingne”, in Pedestrian, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2019

   Sometimes a trip to the spa is not in the cards, even if your gel manicure has seen waaaay better days. These polish remover tools help cut costs and keep your natural nails looking v nice.

   2024 October 8, Lauren Gruber, Megan Uy, “We Found Sooo Many Viral TikTok Items on Sale for October Prime Day”, in Cosmopolitan

1. abbreviationdatedautomotiveAbbreviation of venturi.

   4v

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   2v

   289-4v

   289-2v

   Synonyms: bbl

lowercase v · plural Vs · plural V's

1. letteruppercaseThe twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.

plural Vs · plural V's

1. abbreviationgrammarAbbreviation of vocative case.
2. abbreviationhuman sciencesAbbreviation of verb.
3. euphemisticVagina.
4. abbreviationAbbreviation of vowel.

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   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. abbreviationAbbreviation of velocity.
6. countableslangViagra.

   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

   Synonyms: vee

   1. A flying skein of geese or other birds which have placed themselves in a V-shaped formation.

      Synonyms: vee

8. IrelandUKA V-sign; by extension, an insult or show of defiance.

   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

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   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

   Without turning around, Pat just raised his arm and flicked me a "V".

   2024 July 19, Kevin Crump, The Quay, Austin Macauley Publishers, →ISBN

9. abbreviationdatedautomotiveAbbreviation of venturi.

   4V

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   2V

   289-4V

   289-2V

   Synonyms: bbl

1. titularViscount.
2. titularViscountess.

1. abbreviationbusinessAbbreviation 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