Wh

or wh, whr

watt-hour; watt-hours.

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DISCOVER THE INFLUENCE OF PORTUGUESE ON ENGLISH VIA THIS QUIZ!

We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?

Question 1 of 11

Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?

owl

crow

piranha

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Words nearby Wh

WFH, WFTU, W.G., WGA, W. Ger., Wh, WHA, whachamacallit, whack, whacked, whacked-out

Definition for Wh (2 of 2)

Banking.

withholding.

Example sentences from the Web for Wh

But there it was on Thursday, a screaming Drudge headline: “WH MEET: OBAMA, BIDEN, CLINTON.”
Dump Joe Biden? Nah|Howard Kurtz|August 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We used to open as close to a WH Smith store as we could—preferably one right beside them, and a second across the street.
The Way Books Used to Be Sold by Tim Waterstone|Tim Waterstone|June 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps I didn't know what I was saying, either, wh—when I agreed to go!
Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy
And there is no creature more fereful th man, wh cruell iniurie hathe taught to dispyse his owne lyfe.
The Education of Children|Desiderius Erasmus

Wishing you all heartily well, I wrote a few occasional papers last year—and not liking the rate of remuneration, wh.
The History of "Punch"|M. H. Spielmann
And wh they saye oure dedes with grace deserue heuen / saye thou wt Paule Ro.
The prophete Ionas with an introduccion|William Tyndale
"Wh—i—s—h—h," said Aunt Letty, who could not allow such idolatry to pass by unobserved or unrebuked.
Castle Richmond|Anthony Trollope

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