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 withdrawn; withdrew.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 withdrawn; withdrew.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

If the current margin of roughly 2.4 million votes holds, it will be the closest margin of victory since the contest between Al Gore and George W. Bush in 2000.

From Salon

Fashion Week, because every event happened at one single location: the W Hotel.

From Los Angeles Times

Four years later, at an unusual moment of national optimism, a whopping 62 percent expressed satisfaction—but George W. Bush beat incumbent Vice President Al Gore anyway.

From Salon

Robert Shea, a former top official in the George W. Bush administration, explained the real world impact.

From Los Angeles Times

The same is true for income-based repayment plans, which have the same statutory foundation: the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, which President George W. Bush signed into law in 2007.

From Los Angeles Times