what's

[ hwuhts, hwots, wuhts, wots; unstressed hwuhts, wuhts ]

/ ʰwʌts, ʰwɒts, wʌts, wɒts; unstressed ʰwəts, wəts /

contraction of what is or what has:What's the matter? What's been done?

contraction of what does: What's she do for a living?

QUIZZES

In our third teacher-created PSAT practice test there are new and unique vocabulary terms you may have never heard of! Can you guess what they mean?

Question 1 of 10

seclusion

Why, man, said I, you have just to walk back again; so whats the use?
At War with Society or, Tales of the Outcasts|James McLevy
Youll want to know all about matters here, how many cattle have been carried off the last year, and whats left.
The Broncho Rider Boys on the Wyoming Trail|Frank Fowler
If its going to make so much trouble, whats the use of having the mock ceremony at all?
Harry Watson's High School Days|Frank V. Webster
And whats the matter with the motto, No dependence but the cross?
One Irish Summer|William Eleroy Curtis

Whats all my good luck worth to me if I cant give a friend a helping hand when she needs it?
Christmas Roses and Other Stories|Anne Douglas Sedgwick