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 withdrawn; withdrew.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 withdrawn; withdrew.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

1. with.

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)

W.

²

abbreviation for

1. Wales
2. Welsh

w.

³

abbreviation for

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

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

w

1. Abbreviation of width

Word History and Origins

Origin of W¹

W ³def 3 from German Wolfram wolfram

Word History and Origins

Origin of W¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post

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.

From Washington Post

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.

From FiveThirtyEight

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.

From Ars Technica

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

From The Daily Beast

SPONSOR: The Daily Beast Company LLC (555 W. 18th St., New York, NY, 10011).

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg