V

SIMPLE
Dictionary Abbreviations
Common Usage
PARTS OF SPEECH
Nouns: People
Nouns: Places
Nouns: Things
Nouns: Body Parts
Nouns: Clothing
Nouns: Food
Nouns: Times & Dates
Verbs
Adjectives & Adverbs
CHARADE
V before WORD
WORD around V
V inside WORD
V after WORD
Delete V

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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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