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W, 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.
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w 1 or W   (dŭb'əl-yōō, -yŏŏ)   
n.   pl. w's or W's also ws or Ws
  1. The 23rd letter of the modern English alphabet.

  2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter w.

  3. The 23rd in a series.

  4. Something shaped like the letter W.

Wisdom of Solomon  
n.   Abbr. WS or Wis.
See Table at Bible.
WS  
abbr.  
  1. Bible Wisdom of Solomon

  2. working storage

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Financial Dictionary

WS

Used on the consolidated tape to indicate a warrant: G.WS 23.50.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ws
Function: abbreviation
water-soluble
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
w  
Abbreviation of width
W  
  1. The symbol for tungsten.

  2. Abbreviation of watt


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Computing Dictionary

ws networking
The country code for Samoa.
(1999-01-27)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
WS
  1. was (shortwave transmission)

  2. West Saxon

  3. William Shakespeare

  4. Wisdom of Solomon

  5. working storage

  6. workstation

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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