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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 withdrawn; withdrew.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 əlˌju, -jʊ, ˈdʌb jə /

Or w

noun

W's, plural Ws, plural w's, plural ws plural

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 withdrawn; withdrew.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  

/ 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 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. week

2. weight

3. width

4. wife

5. with

6. cricket

   1. wide

   2. wicket

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W. ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Wales

2. Welsh

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w Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of width

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• W's
  plural
• Ws
  plural
• w's
  plural
• ws
  plural

Etymology

Origin of W

W ³ def. 3 from German Wolfram wolfram

Example Sentences

At the ends the respective centres v are used for the parts from w to w' and from t to t' respectively.

From Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught by Rose, Joshua

How b'ye, then, John, to-night; an' how Be times a-waggèn on w' ye now?

From Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by Barnes, William

Shame and Woe to us, if w' our Wealth obey.Cowl.

From The Art of English Poetry (1708) by Bysshe, Edward

Must w' eat a Bit before we go?

From Aesop Dress'd Or a collection of Fables by La Fontaine, Jean de

O my dear friend, my brother! w' are undone.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert