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• w
  w

  abbreviation

  watt; watts.
• W
  W

  noun

  the 23rd letter of the English alphabet, a semivowel.
• w/
  w/

  abbreviation

  with.
• w.
  w.

  abbreviation

  warden.
• W.
  W.

  abbreviation

  Wales.

w

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. watt; watts.

2. withdrawn; withdrew.

3. withheld.

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W ² American  

[duhb-uhl-yoo, -yoo, duhb-yuh] / ˈdʌb əlˌyu, -yʊ, ˈdʌb yə /

Or w

noun

plural

W's, Ws, w's, 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.

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W ³ American  

abbreviation

1. watt; watts.

2. west.

3. western.

4. white.

5. wide.

6. widowed.

7. width.

8. withdrawn; withdrew.

9. withheld.

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W ⁴ American  

Symbol.

1. the 23rd in order or in a series.

2. Biochemistry. tryptophan.

3. Chemistry. tungsten.

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w/ ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. with.

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w. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

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.

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W. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

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.

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w. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. week

2. weight

3. width

4. wife

5. with

6. cricket

   1. wide

   2. wicket

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W ² British  

symbol

1. watt

2. West

3. physics work

4. chem tungsten

5. women's (size)

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W. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Wales

2. Welsh

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w ⁴ British  

/ 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

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w Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of width

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Etymology

Origin of W

W ³ def. 3 from German Wolfram wolfram

Example Sentences

In this case, fidelity refers to the probability that the device gives the correct result when the input is a pure W state.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

At W, "the idea is to bring back what was once Twitter in the good old days," said founder Anna Zeiter ahead of the Saturday launch.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

Wayfair W -0.43%decrease; red down pointing triangle narrowed its loss in the first quarter, but said the year has been tough on the furniture industry so far.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The US trip is the first by a reigning British monarch in almost 20 years, since Queen Elizabeth II accepted an invitation from President George W Bush in 2007.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Mine was the floor of B-block containing galleries R and W, and I was to assist the officer on duty there.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover