vee
/ˈviː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The name of the Latin script letter V/v.
noun
The arc of the field, forward of the batsman, from cover to midwicket, in which drives are played.
noun
A polyamorous relationship between three people, in which one person has two partners who are not themselves romantically or sexually involved.
verb
To form something into a "v" shape, particularly as part of a welding, machining, or manufacturing process.
name
A female given name, short for names beginning with V.
Example Sentences
- "Gussa-Merry-Mingo-Pip-Perry-Pingo is the name of the little old man who looks after the aitch-oh-vee-ee-ar-cee-ay-ar-pee-ee-tee-blank-ar-eye-dee-ee-ess."
- "RV [is spoken] as "ar-vee" instead of "I SPELL Romeo Victor"."
- "The girl put her hand up to her throat and the cloak of black feathers came away from the front of her body and spread out into a five-foot black fan. She swirled it slowly behind her until it stood up like a peacock's tail. She was naked except for a brief vee of black lace and a black sequined star in the centre of each breast and the thin black domino across her eyes."
- "This is a 16-cylinder unit with the cylinders arranged in vee formation, operating on the four-stroke cycle and pressure-charged by four Napier exhaust gas-driven turbo-chargers."
- "One of [the men] took up both spaces on the pink sofa, while the other two drew up chairs from a nearby table and squeezed into them. The armrests were forced out into a tired vee, to the accompaniment of an uneasy creaking sound."
- "The river leapt and rippled like a lizard. Geese flew over in a vee, crying to the sky."
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈviː/