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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 withdrawn; withdrew.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

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 withdrawn; withdrew.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  

symbol

1. watt

2. West

3. physics work

4. chem tungsten

5. women's (size)

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w. ² British  

abbreviation

1. week

2. weight

3. width

4. wife

5. with

6. cricket

   1. wide

   2. wicket

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w ³ 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. ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Wales

2. Welsh

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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

The same seller, also listed a "hand-signed Christmas Card from 2002 featuring photo of the King w. Princes William & Harry", whose current bid is for 160 pounds.

From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2022

Chef Julia Child posing w. assorted rolling pins.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2022

Snowy Owl, after John James Audubon, hand-colored engraving by Robert Havell, sheet size 26" w. x 38.75" h.;

From Architectural Digest • Feb. 9, 2015

Screen print of Sweet Dreams, Baby! by Roy Lichtenstein, 35.5" h. x 25.5" w.;

From Architectural Digest • Oct. 8, 2014

“I know that! But I’ve seen it a hundred times. I wouldn’t spell Quest with a w. I know it’s a w.”

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle