cw
abbreviation
Jump To:
cw
1 Americanabbreviation
CW
2
American
abbreviation
-
conventional wisdom.
CW
British
abbreviation
noun
abbreviation
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
"They belileve that an not inconsiderable number of dddeeeeeddlllllllcleeeeeece cw pavem ponnun ex-parte opinions are given for what they may be worth."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 1, 1919 by Various
Q is superfluous, cw or kw being its equivalent.
From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
As representing the Frankish form, we have more names in the sharper form cw, which is represented by q.
From Surnames as a Science by Robert Ferguson
I built a cw transmitter using four Philips valves.
From The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view by Norman F. Joly
Q, as in other languages, is always followed by u, and has a sound which our Saxon ancestors well expressed by cw, as quadrant, queen, equestrian, quilt, inquiry, quire, quotidian.
From A Grammar of the English Tongue by Samuel Johnson
As a result, the CW, its television partner, dropped the program from its broadcast lineup with a week’s notice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Early the following season he suffered a serious knee injury in a reserve game at Murton CW.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Together, the companies would operate 265 stations in 44 states, plus the CW Network and NewsNation.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
But I’d wager that most of those who feel that way don’t remember who Banks revealed herself to be once both she and The CW show perched atop pop culture’s peak.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026
He was active on 20 and 10 metres on AM phone and CW, using his famous McElroy 'bug' to good advantage.
From The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view by Norman F. Joly
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
