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WH-word

or wh-word

[ duhb-uhl-yoo-eych-wurd ]
/ ˈdʌb əl yuˈeɪtʃˌwɜrd /

noun Grammar.(in English)

an interrogative or relative word that usually, but not always, begins with wh-, as what, why, where, which, who, or how.

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Words nearby WH-word

whse., whsle., whs. stk., whump, whup, WH-word, why, Whyalla, whydah, whydunnit, why'll
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