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w

8.4
A letter that is the twenty-third in the English alphabet
  • noun
  • /dʌbəl ju/
translation icon : w
  • He wrote the letter W on the board for us to practice.

So keep in mind this height here is W right log U.

Examples

  • What I initially thought was a "v" is actually a "W."

    Reno 911!: Miami (2007)

  • So keep in mind this height here is W right log U.

    MIT OpenCourseWare

  • The missing letters are W, B, and O!

    Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)

  • So first we have to show that W is not empty.

  • We're going to call it W, set W equal to a plus BI.

  • Consider one matchup, W versus North.

  • And the other term we've defined C to be W over Z.

  • The letter W comes between V and X in the alphabet.

  • In the word 'water,' the letter W is the first character.

Synonyms

W
vsw
5 8.2

The 23rd letter of the alphabet

is specific to the English alphabet rather than the broader Roman alphabet
double-u
vsw
9.9

The spoken or written name for the letter W in English

is the twenty-third letter itself rather than the spoken name

Compounds

C and W
  • US
4.0

A style of popular music from the southern United States with guitars and songs about everyday life

the w-word
  • NSFW
9.9

A polite way to refer to a taboo or offensive word without saying it

Surface Forms

w singular
ws plural

Etymology

W is called double u because it began as two 'u' letters joined together and so looks like two u's side by side. That's why w is the twenty-third letter of the alphabet and starts words like 'wonder'.