A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

REVS

Tue, 14 Oct '25
Makes go "Vroom!"
Mon, 21 Nov '22
Races, as an engine
Fri, 19 Aug '22
Races, in a way
Fri, 8 Apr '22
Makes purr, maybe
Tue, 8 Mar '22
Races, as an engine
Wed, 25 Aug '21
Goes "vroom vroom"
Sat, 10 Jul '21
Cranks (up)