W, w

/dub"euhl yooh', -yoo/; rapidly /dub"yeuh/, n., pl. W's or Ws, w's or ws.

1. the 23rd letter of the English alphabet, a semivowel.

2. any spoken sound represented by the letter W or w, as in way, bewitch, or row.

3. something having the shape of a W.

4. a written or printed representation of the letter W or w.

5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter W or w.