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W

1
or w

[ duhb-uhl-yoo, -yoo; rapidly duhb-yuh ]

noun

, plural W's or Ws, w's or ws.
  1. the 23rd letter of the English alphabet, a semivowel.
  2. any spoken sound represented by the letter W or w, as in way, bewitch, or row.
  3. something having the shape of a W .
  4. a written or printed representation of the letter W or w.
  5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter W or w.


W

2

abbreviation for

  1. watt; watts.
  2. west.
  3. western.
  4. white.
  5. wide.
  6. widowed.
  7. width.
  8. withdrawn; withdrew.
  9. withheld.

W

3
Symbol.
  1. the 23rd in order or in a series.
  2. Biochemistry. tryptophan.
  3. Chemistry. tungsten.

w

4

abbreviation for

  1. watt; watts.
  2. withdrawn; withdrew.
  3. withheld.

w/

5

abbreviation for

w.

6

abbreviation for

  1. warden.
  2. warehouse.
  3. water.
  4. watt; watts.
  5. week; weeks.
  6. weight.
  7. west.
  8. western.
  9. wide.
  10. width.
  11. wife.
  12. with.
  13. won.
  14. Physics. work.

W.

7

abbreviation for

  1. Wales.
  2. warden.
  3. warehouse.
  4. Washington.
  5. watt; watts.
  6. Wednesday.
  7. weight.
  8. Welsh.
  9. west.
  10. western.
  11. width.
  12. Physics. work.

w

1

/ ˈdʌbəlˌjuː /

noun

  1. the 23rd letter and 18th consonant of the modern English alphabet
  2. a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a bilabial semivowel, as in web


W

2

symbol for

  1. watt
  2. West
  3. physics work
  4. chem tungsten
  5. women's (size)

W.

3

abbreviation for

  1. Wales
  2. Welsh

w.

4

abbreviation for

  1. week
  2. weight
  3. width
  4. wife
  5. with
  6. cricket
    1. wide
    2. wicket

w

  1. Abbreviation of width


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Word History and Origins

Origin of W1

W 3def 3 from German Wolfram wolfram

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Word History and Origins

Origin of W1

(sense 4) from New Latin wolframium, from German Wolfram

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Example Sentences

As of now, we have identified 188 enslaved individuals who labored at W & M but that important research continues.

You have the litigation space, the organizing space, the political people just focused on the W, and their strategies aren’t always aligned.

From Time

That means precip will taper from W to E during the next hour or so.

We think the Packers — playing at home — have the edge, with a 62 percent chance of grabbing the W and moving closer to the No.

With the launch of the Galaxy Fold line, the big-screen foldable tablet phone has served as the basis for the W line, and this year's Galaxy W21 is a dressed-up Galaxy Z Fold 2.

It is also the one worn by Presidents Eisenhower, Truman, and George W. Bush.

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But when the time came you stepped up to the plate just like George W. Bush did.

Philip Roth denied that ‘The Plot Against America’ was an indictment of George W. Bush.

He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from George W. Bush.

W was a Watchman, and guarded the door; X was expensive, and so became poor.

My thought was to keep pushing in troops from "W" Beach until the enemy had fallen back to save themselves from being cut off.

At the pier at "W" were several big lighters filled with wounded who were about to be towed out to Hospital ships.

Herr W., the owner of the piano, was a remarkable judge of music, and made some excellent criticisms and suggestions.

He's very tall an' gran', an' w'ars fine close, an' han's is white as a cotton bat, but his eyes doan set right in his head.

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