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