v : Idioms & Phrases

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edward v

  • noun King of England who was crowned at the age of 13 on the death of his father Edward IV but was immediately confined to the Tower of London where he and his younger brother were murdered (1470-1483)
    Edward.
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factor v

  • noun a coagulation factor
    accelerator factor; prothrombin accelerator; proaccelerin.
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ferdinand v

  • noun the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516)
    Ferdinand the Catholic; Ferdinand; King Ferdinand; Ferdinand of Aragon.
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george v

  • noun King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1910 to 1936; gave up his German title in 1917 during World War I (1865-1936)
    George.
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gustavus v

  • noun king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)
    Gustavus.
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henry v

  • noun son of Henry IV and King of England from 1413 to 1422; reopened the Hundred Years' War and defeated the French at Agincourt (1387-1422)
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louis v

  • noun the last Carolingian king of France (967-987)
    Louis le Faineant.
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martin v

  • noun Italian pope from 1417 to 1431 whose election as pope ended the Great Schism (1368-1431)
    Oddone Colonna.
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nicholas v

  • noun Italian pope from 1447 to 1455 who founded the Vatican library (1397-1455)
    Tomasso Parentucelli.
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penicillin v

  • noun a crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids
    phenoxymethyl penicillin.
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penicillin v potassium

  • noun a form of penicillin V (trade name Ledercillin VK)
    Ledercillin VK.
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philip v

  • noun king of ancient Macedonia whose confrontations with the Romans led to his defeat and his loss of control over Greece
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pius v

  • noun Italian pope from 1566 to 1572 who led the reformation of the Roman Catholic Church; he excommunicated Elizabeth I (1504-1572)
    Antonio Ghislieri.
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urban v

  • noun French pope from 1362 to 1370 who tried to reestablish the papacy in Rome but in 1367 returned to Avignon hoping to end the war between France and England; canonized in 1870 (1310-1370)
    Guillaume de Grimoard.
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v hook

V" hook`
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  1. (Steam Engine) A gab at the end of an eccentric rod, with long jaws, shaped like the letter V.
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v moth

V" moth`
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A common gray European moth (Halia vauaria) having a V-shaped spot of dark brown on each of the fore wings.
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v neck

  • noun the neck of a garment has the shape in front of the letter V
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v sign

  • noun a sign (for victory); making a V with the index and middle fingers
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v-1

  • noun a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
    robot bomb; buzz bomb; flying bomb; doodlebug.
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v-8 juice

  • noun brand name for canned mixed vegetable juices
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v-day

  • noun the day of a victory
    Victory Day.
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v-e day

  • noun the date of Allied victory in Europe, World War II
    8 May 1945.
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v-j day

  • noun the date of Allied victory over Japan, World War II
    15 August 1945.
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v-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of the letter V
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