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 withdrawn; withdrew.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 withdrawn; withdrew.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. Wales

2. Welsh

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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  

/ 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. week

2. weight

3. width

4. wife

5. with

6. cricket

   1. wide

   2. wicket

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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

We have good confidence in Thur/Thur night w a front passage, but low confidence Fri-Sun.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

The U.S. military has a long-standing partnership w/ Qatar, including today’s announced cooperation w/ F-15QA aircraft.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

One commenter wrote: "can someone explain to me what is up w my search recs pls?"

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

“Never eaten here but it’s getting five stars from me because Kendrick is the GOAT! From California w/ Love,” wrote one Yelp reviewer.

From New York Times • May 6, 2024

Their float w as a flatbed International Harvester truck banked in flowers.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck