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DICTIONARY ABBREVIATIONS
vanadium
vector
velocity
verse
verso (in printing, the left-hand page)
versus
very
vice
victory
vide (text notation)
violence
violent
voice
volt
voltage
volume
vowel
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COMMON USAGE
22nd
vee
five
opposing
verb
Victor (NATO alphabet)
chevron
neckline
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NOUNS: PEOPLE
lead in Vertigo
leader in vogue
leader of Venda, Venezuela, Vietnam
five of the Romans
one in front of VW
Roman quintet
The Fifth (royalty/pope)
Victor on the radio
village’s leader
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NOUNS: PLACES
capital of Venezuela, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia
civic center
front of vault
terminal in Kiev
west end of village
west of Venda, Venezuela, Vietnam
22nd row of the theater
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NOUNS: THINGS
bird flight formation
bit of vertigo
center of gravity
deep dent
flying formation
flying geese
fork in the road
group of geese
ivy trimmed at either end
onset of vertigo
opening/premiere of Vertigo
peace sign
prime number
sci-fi TV-movie
sign for peace
sign of peace
source of vexation
Thomas Pynchon novel
verb
vessel’s prow
victory
winner’s sign
11 – 6
1971 Super Bowl
22nd in a series
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NOUNS: BODY PARTS
head of vole
type of neck
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NOUNS: CLOTHING
low neckline
Vincent’s cap
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NOUNS: FOOD
piece/sample/bite of veal
serving/entrée of veal
bit/touch/taste of vanilla, vodka
source of vitamins
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NOUNS: DATES & TIMES
3rd of November
five years in Rome
the fifth
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VERBS
edges away from Ava, Eva, Eve, Ivy
Eve stripped
flashed sign
heading to Venezuela, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia
opposing
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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
back from Kiev
beginning in/west of Venezuela, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia
five
inside of ivy
the fifth
third of five
very briefly
very short
Vietnam’s first
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V BEFORE WORD
after Eva/Kevin’s heart
after five
behind Liv’s back
five tops —
following Vanessa’s lead
just after five
seen after five
very close to —
very short —
very taken with —
victory against
victory over
volume on
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WORD AROUND V
about five
brought about victory
carrying volume
checking against
clinching victory
closing around five
copping victory
divided by 5
draws in front of van
gaining entrance to village
gaining velocity
guarding against
hemming neckline
holding velocity
holds against
including middle verse
keeps opposing
maintaining velocity
maintaining voltage
must be taken around five
opened by 5
pressing against
securing victory
sporting chevron
squeezing against
take five
taking the fifth
wins against
wins 11 – 6
with verse inserted
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V INSIDE WORD
against entering —
against invading —
leader of village inspired by
put notch in
verse penned by
very contained
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V AFTER WORD
by the fifth
five dogs —
on the fifth
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DELETE V
drops volume
five deserts —
five leaves —
loses volume
losing velocity
minus 5
needs no victory
not very
quintet is out of
releasing five
taking five
volume missing from
— without velocity
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