noun pl. v's, V's

1. the twenty-second letter of the English alphabet: from the Latin V, derived from one form of the Greek Y (upsilon): formerly used interchangeably in English with U both as a vowel and as a consonant, now only as a consonant
2. any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (v) of vote
3. a type or impression for v or V
4. the twenty-second in a sequence or group
5. an object shaped like

adjective

1. of v or V
2. twenty-second in a sequence or group
3. shaped like

1. Etymology: L vice

   in the place of

2. Etymology: L vide

   see
3. valve
4. Math. vector
5. velocity
6. ventral
7. verb
8. verse
9. version
10. verso
11. versus
12. very
13. village
14. ☆ violin
15. ☆ vise
16. vocative
17. voice
18. volt(s)
19. voltage
20. volume

21. Etymology: Ger

    von

noun

1. velocity
2. Venerable
3. Vicar
4. Vice
5. victory
6. Viscount
7. volt(s)
8. Physics volume