WH-word

or wh-word

[ duhb-uhl-yoo-eych-wurd ]

noun

, Grammar.

1. an interrogative or relative word that usually, but not always, begins with wh-, as what, why, where, which, who, or how.

Example Sentences

The same rule creates relative clauses that begin with a preposition and a wh-word such as the better with which to see you or It’s you of whom she’s thinking.

From Literature