Words ending
in V.

Improvisation, especially improvised comedy made up on the spot.

Origin: Short for improvisation

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A line on a map or chart joining places with the same grivation (the angle between grid north and magnetic north).

Origin: iso- (equal) + griv, from grivation

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

An informal word for a lavatory (a toilet).

Origin: Short for lavatory

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A train that floats above its track using magnets; also, the technology behind it.

Origin: From magnetic levitation

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

To increase the speed of an engine; also, one turn of an engine (a revolution).

Origin: Short for revolution

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A dialect past tense of give; in British English it is also an informal word for a boss or a way to address a man.

Origin: Dialect form of gave; the British sense is short for governor

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04 (lists only the dialect past tense of give; the British "governor" sense is not in Merriam-Webster)

A nonstandard spelling of love, used in songs, ads and casual writing.

Origin: A respelling of love

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A British slang word for a man who lives by tricks and deals instead of a regular job.

Origin: From English dialect spiff (a flashy dresser)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

Another spelling of deva, a god or divine being in Hinduism and Buddhism.

Origin: Sanskrit deva

Source: ENABLE2K spelling; Merriam-Webster lists dev only as an abbreviation of deviation (meaning checked at its entry deva, 2026-11-04)

Another spelling of ganef, a slang word for a thief or rascal.

Origin: Yiddish ganef (thief), from Hebrew gannābh

Source: ENABLE2K spelling; not in Merriam-Webster (meaning checked at its entry ganef, 2026-11-04)

A short tune or theme that returns whenever a certain character or idea appears, especially in opera; also spelled leitmotif.

Origin: German Leitmotiv, from leiten (to lead) + Motiv (motive)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04 (entry leitmotif)

The basic unit of money in Bulgaria.

Origin: Bulgarian, literally "lion"

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A cooperative settlement of small family farms in Israel.

Origin: Modern Hebrew mōshābh, from Hebrew (dwelling)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A chilled soup made from sorrel leaves, from Eastern European Jewish cooking.

Origin: Yiddish, from Polish szczaw (sorrel)

Source: ENABLE2K word; not in Merriam-Webster

Another spelling of taw, the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Origin: Hebrew tāw (mark)

Source: ENABLE2K spelling; not in Merriam-Webster (meaning checked at its entry taw, 2026-11-04)

The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Origin: Hebrew

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04

A form of stotin, a former Slovenian coin worth 1/100 of a tolar.

Origin: Slovenian genitive plural of stotin, from sto (hundred)

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04 (entry stotin)

A form of tolar, the unit of money in Slovenia from 1992 to 2007.

Origin: Slovenian genitive plural of tolar, from German Taler

Source: Merriam-Webster, checked 2026-11-04 (entry tolar)

A city in Israel.

Origin: Place name

Source: Proper noun, not checked

A personal name.

Origin: Personal name

Source: Proper noun, not checked

Television.

Origin: Abbreviation

Source: Abbreviation, not checked

Recreational vehicle.

Origin: Abbreviation

Source: Abbreviation, not checked

Intravenous (a drip).

Origin: Abbreviation

Source: Abbreviation, not checked