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

[James Eric Lawson]

After Google takes the fun, as Fred mentioned, OEDO Advanced Search for
*v in headword empties the husk:

Air Cav
Av
bruv
cab sav
Cerenkov
hav
Kiev
Krav Maga
Maariv
Makarov
Maksutov
Markovnikov
merv
Molotov
Oblomov
pan-Slav
Pay TV
plav
Pray-TV
pristav
sharav
skiv
tiv
wiv
Yishuv
yom tov
Yugoslav

On 1/5/23 07:04, 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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