English Explanatory Dictionary

w

English dictionary entry

Meanings

character
  1. The twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, called double-u and written in the Latin script.
noun
  1. watt
  2. west
  3. witness
  4. work
  5. Abbreviation of win.
adj
  1. wide
  2. white
  3. successful, admirable, good
prep
  1. Abbreviation of with.
  2. with a wing (on the Enneagram)
character
  1. The twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, called double U and written in the Latin script.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of women (sign on toilet door).
  2. Abbreviation of west.
  3. Abbreviation of Wednesday.
  4. Abbreviation of wins (statistic).
  5. Abbreviation of win.
  6. Abbreviation of wicket.
  7. Abbreviation of warrant.
adj
  1. Excellent, top-notch (abbreviation of winner). (Compare noun etymology 2, noun sense 4 and etymology 2, noun sense 5.)
name
  1. George W. Bush (born 1946), the 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009).
prep
  1. Alternative form of wt (“with”).
pron
  1. Abbreviation of which.

Pronunciation

/ˈdʌbəl.juː/ /ˈdʌbə.juː/ /ˈdʌbiː.(j)uː/ /ˈdʌb.juː/ /ˈdʌb.jə/ /ˈdʌb/ /ˈdʌbz/ /ˈdʊbəl.juː/ en-us-w.ogg /w/ /ˈdʌb(əl)juː/ /ˈdʌbə(l)ju/ /ˈdʌbəlju/ en-au-W.ogg

Word forms

w ws w's more W most W

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Synonyms

Wed Wed. Dubya GWB

Antonyms

L

Related words

w/

Derived words

w-anchor w-buffer w-buffering w-shingling w-w w-word NNW NW SSW SW WNW WSW C of W W particle W-2 employee W-sitting W chromosome W-League Lambert W function W in the chat W Tree OTW dub W community W L community
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