W is the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet.
2.
W or w is an abbreviation for words beginning with w, such as 'west' or 'watt'.
w in British English
or W (ˈdʌbəlˌjuː)
nounWord forms: pluralw's, W's or Ws
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
W in British English
symbol for
1.
watt
2.
West
3. physics
work
4. chemistry
tungsten
5.
women's (size)
Word origin
(sense 4) from New Latin wolframium, from German Wolfram
w. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
week
2.
weight
3.
width
4.
wife
5.
with
6. cricket
a.
wide
b.
wicket
W. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
Wales
2.
Welsh
W in American English1
1.
Wales
2.
Washington
3.
watt(s)
4.
Wednesday
5.
Welsh
6.
West
7.
west
8.
western
9.
win(s)
10. Physics
work
W in American English2
Chemistry
tungsten
Word origin
wolfram
w in American English1
(ˈdʌbəlˌju) or W (ˈdʌbəlˌju)
nounWord forms: pluralW's or w's
1.
the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet: its sound was represented in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts by uu or u until about a.d. 900, then by ƿ (wen) borrowed from the runic alphabet; in the 11th cent. a ligatured VV or vv was introduced by Norman scribes to replace the wen
2.
any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (w) ofwill
3.
a type or impression for w or W
4.
the twenty-third in a sequence or group
5.
an object shaped like W
adjective
6.
of w or W
7.
twenty-third in a sequence or group
8.
shaped like W
w in American English2
1.
waist
2.
watt(s)
3.
week(s)
4.
weight
5.
west
6.
western
7.
wide
8.
width
9.
wife
10.
with
: also w., w/
11.
win(s)
12. Physics
work
Examples of 'w' in a sentence
w
He carried a shiny aluminium box and round his neck w as slung a camera.
Brierley, David SKORPION'S DEATH
But w hat you did, you understand, was of a different order.
Brierley, David SKORPION'S DEATH
She wore only her nightgown, as always, and the air w cold and damp.
Adams, N I.O.U. - SOMEONE HAS TO PAY
There, in company with a small piece of cheese and a w sad-looking lettuce, was a single can of beer.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP
SWF, twenty-four, sks friendship first then maybe LTR w attractive fun-loving, honest man twenty-one to twenty-eight.