Meaning

4 senses
  1. Watt

  2. West

  3. Witness

  4. Work

More definitions
  • the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet
  • the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet
  • a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
  • a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

Examples

45 sentences
  1. The letters q, w and x exist in English.

    ruБуквы q, w и x существуют в английском языке.

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  2. George W. Bush was the worst president in American history.

    Джордж В. Буш був найгіршим президентом в історії Сполучених Штатів.

    ruДжордж В. Буш был худшим президентом в истории Америки.

    deGeorge W. Bush war der schlechteste Präsident der amerikanischen Geschichte.

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  3. W repeated the same mistakes from before.

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  4. Is the letter W an upside-down M or is M an upside-down W?

    ruБуква W - перевёрнутая M или буква M - перевёрнутая W?

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  5. It was a rare Tom W.

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Origin

Abbreviations.

Abbreviations.

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Forms

plural: ws
Singularw
Pluralws

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet:double-u
  • the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet:double-u
  • a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm:watt
  • a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite:tungstenwolframatomic number 74
  • the cardinal compass point that is at 270 degrees:westdue westwestward

See also

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