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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 withdrawn; withdrew.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 withdrawn; withdrew.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

symbol for

  1. watt
  2. West
  3. physics work
  4. chem tungsten
  5. women's (size)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


W.

2

abbreviation for

  1. Wales
  2. Welsh
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

w.

3

abbreviation for

  1. week
  2. weight
  3. width
  4. wife
  5. with
  6. cricket
    1. wide
    2. wicket
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

w

4

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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