W, w

“[W]hen the going got tough, his economic team picked Wall Street,” Warren said.
Warren and Christie Are the Anti-Hillarys|Sally Kohn|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“By 2013, I had accepted my role as the… camouflage,” Williams said in an interview with W magazine.
How Pharrell Williams Finally Made It to the Top|Justin Jones|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At first glance, the late Sir Ernest Gowers looks—to put it bluntly—like a bit of a W——-.
Will Jargon Be the Death of the English Language?|The Telegraph|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Risking eye rolls from D.C. residents, the rooftop bar at the W Hotel still offers one of the best views of the city.
A Local’s Guide to D.C. During the Holidays|William O’Connor|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“[W]hen a novelist finds an audience, even a small one … the relation is based on recognition, not misunderstanding,” he writes.
In Defense of Jonathan Franzen|Michelle Goldberg|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Caze I ain' use ter de po' w'ite trash en dey ain' use ter me.
The Battle Ground|Ellen Glasgow
In these words the w has grown out of a g, as may be seen from the Anglo-Saxon forms.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
The corresponding point midway between N and W (to the left) is north-west.
Man on the Ocean|R.M. Ballantyne
It's the w'y they goes on as mykes the Government keep ye from gettin' yer rights.
Votes for Women|Elizabeth Robins
W'y does any woman tyke less wyges than a man for the same work?
The Convert|Elizabeth Robins

British Dictionary definitions for w (1 of 4)

W

/ (ˈdʌbəlˌjuː) /

noun plural w's, W's or Ws

the 23rd letter and 18th consonant of the modern English alphabet

a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a bilabial semivowel, as in web

British Dictionary definitions for w (2 of 4)

symbol for

watt

West

physics work

chem tungsten

women's (size)

Word Origin for W

(sense 4) from New Latin wolframium, from German Wolfram

British Dictionary definitions for w (3 of 4)

abbreviation for

week

weight

width

wife

with

cricket

wide
wicket

British Dictionary definitions for w (4 of 4)

abbreviation for

Wales

Welsh

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Scientific definitions for w (1 of 3)

Abbreviation of width

Scientific definitions for w (2 of 3)

The symbol for tungsten.

Abbreviation of watt

Scientific definitions for w (3 of 3)

tungsten

[ tŭng′stən ]

W

A hard, gray to white metallic element that is very resistant to corrosion. It has the highest melting point of all elements, and it retains its strength at high temperatures. It is used to make light-bulb filaments and to increase the hardness and strength of steel. Atomic number 74; atomic weight 183.84; melting point 3,410°C; boiling point 5,900°C; specific gravity 19.3 (20°C); valence 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Also called wolfram See Periodic Table.