w

¹w

noun, often capitalized often attributive \ˈdə-bəl-(ˌ)yü, ˈdə-bə-; ˈdəb-(ˌ)yü, -yə; ˈdəb-yē\

plural w's or ws \-(ˌ)yüz, -yəz, -yēz\

Definition of W

1

a : the 23d letter of the English alphabet

b : a graphic representation of this letter

c : a speech counterpart of orthographic w

2

: a graphic device for reproducing the letter w

3

: one designated w especially as the 23d in order or class

4

: something shaped like the letter W

Examples of W

1. a word that starts with a w
2. a word that starts with w

First Known Use of W

15th century

Other Alphabet Terms

cuneiform, linear, minuscule, pictograph, rune, symbology, wedge

Rhymes with W

aperçu, avenue, babassu, baby blue, ballyhoo, barbecue, billet-doux, bird's-eye view, black-and-blue, buckaroo, bugaboo, callaloo, caribou, catechu, clerihew, cobalt blue, cockapoo, cockatoo, Cotonou, counterview, curlicue, déjà vu, derring-do, detinue, feverfew, follow-through, gardyloo, hitherto, honeydew, ingenue, interview, IOU, Irish stew, jabiru, Jiangsu, kangaroo, Kathmandu, kinkajou, loup-garou, Makalu, manitou, marabou, McAdoo, microbrew, midnight blue, Montague, Montesquieu, Mountain View, ormolu, overdo, overdue, overshoe, overstrew, overview, parvenu, parvenue, pas de deux, passe-partout, pay-per-view, PDQ, peacock blue, peekaboo, peer review, petting zoo, Pompidou, Port Salut, rendezvous, residue, retinue, revenue, Roh Tae Woo, seppuku, Shikoku, sneak preview, succès fou, switcheroo, talking-to, teleview, Telugu, thereunto, thirty-two, thitherto, Timbuktu, tinamou, twenty-two, view halloo, vindaloo, wallaroo, waterloo, well-to-do, what have you, whoop-de-do, witches' brew, Xanadu

²w

abbreviation

Definition of W

1

water

2

week

3

weight

4

white

5

wicket

6

wide; width

7

wife

8

with

Examples of W

1. The area of a rectangle is L x W.

¹W

noun

Definition of W

: w particle

First Known Use of W

1960

²W

abbreviation

Definition of W

watt

³W

symbol

Definition of W

tungsten

Origin of W

German Wolfram