[Ads-l] Words that end in letter "v"

[Jesse Sheidlower]

Depends how obscure you want to get, but some that come to mind:

dev
div
Kalashnikov
lev
maglev
perv
rev
shiv

On Thu, Jan 05, 2023 at 03:04:55PM +0000, Tom Zurinskas wrote:
> Any other words that end in letter "v"?
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> A.Word.A.Daywith Anu Garg
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> spiv
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> PRONUNCIATION:
> (spiv) [https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwordsmith.org%2Fwords%2Fimages%2Fsound-icon.png&t=1672924991&ymreqid=c4dc0a6e-30ad-4309-1c73-da000101ef00&sig=vzrrsPVIp6yyWoaTWw1.pQ--~D] <https://wordsmith.org/words/spiv.mp3>
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> MEANING:
> noun: An unscrupulous person or a petty criminal, especially one who is sharply dressed.
> verb intr.: To make a living unscrupulously.
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