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 withdrawn; withdrew.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 withdrawn; withdrew.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