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Definition: Meaning of, w in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdʌb(ə)ljuː /

  • noun
  • synonym
  • antonym
Word Forms:
Singular Plural
w w’s, W’s
  1. the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet
    SYNONYM
    W, double-u
    ANTONYM
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W


Definition: Meaning of, W in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdʌb(ə)lˌjuː /

  • noun
  • synonym
  • antonym
Word Forms:
Singular Plural
W W's, w's
w [uncountable and countable]
  1. the 23rd letter of the English alphabet
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
synonym
antonym

W used in phrases

  • Auden, W.H.
    1. (1907-73) a British poet who was an important figure in English literature during the 1930s, when be belonged to a group of LEFT-WING writers. He became a US citizen in 1946.
  • Bush, George W.
    1. (1946-) the 43rd President of the US (2000-). He is the son of the former President George Bush.
  • C & W
    1. the written abbreviation of country and western
  • C and W (noun)
    1. a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments
  • De Klerk, F.W.
    1. (1936-) the President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994. He made many political changes and finally ended the system of APARTHEID . In 1990 he allowed the ANC to become a legal organization again, and let Nelson MANDELA out of prison. He and MANDELA won the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE in 1993.
  • Fields, W.C.
    1. (1880-1946) a US film actor and COMEDIAN, famous for disliking children and animals, for becoming angry very easily, and for drinking too much alcohol. His films include My Little Chickadee (1940).
  • Grace, W.G.
    1. (1848-1915) an English CRICKET player who many people think was the greatest player of the 19th century. He was a very tall, large man with a long thick BEARD
  • Griffith, D.W.
    1. (1875-1948) one of the greatest US film DIRECTOR s, famous especially for inventing new ways of making films and of using the camera. His films include Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916).
  • Handy, W.C.
    1. (1873-1958) a US JAZZ musician and writer of JAZZ songs, thought to be the first person to write BLUES music. His most famous song is St Louis Blues .
  • Somerset Maugham, W.
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Pronunciation: ˈmɛsɪdʒ
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