nounplural noun Ws, plural noun W's
(also w)
1The twenty-third letter of the alphabet.
- 1.1Denoting the next after V in a set of items, categories, etc.
2A shape like that of a letter W.
- ‘the W-shaped northern constellation of Cassiopeia’
3North American informal A win or success.
- ‘if the Broncos are to take home a W, it will be up to their defence’
abbreviation
1(in tables of sports results) games won.
2Watt(s).
3West or Western.
‘104° W’- ‘W Europe’
4Cricket
(on scorecards) wicket(s).5Women's (clothes size).
6Width.
- ‘23 in. H x 20.5 in. W x 16 in. D’
The chemical element tungsten.
Origin
From modern Latin wolframium.
abbreviation
1Weight.
2Cricket
(on scorecards) wide(s)- ‘extras (lb 10, w 1, nb 18) 29’
3With.
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