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ws

W, w
W w

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhb-uh l-yoo, -yoo; rapidly duhb-yuh]
    • /ˈdʌb əlˌyu, -yʊ; rapidly ˈdʌb yə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhb-uh l-yoo, -yoo; rapidly duhb-yuh]
    • /ˈdʌb əlˌyu, -yʊ; rapidly ˈdʌb yə/

Definitions of ws word

  • noun plural ws the 23rd letter of the English alphabet, a semivowel. 1
  • noun plural ws any spoken sound represented by the letter W or w, as in way, bewitch, or row. 1
  • noun plural ws something having the shape of a W . 1
  • noun plural ws a written or printed representation of the letter W or w. 1
  • noun plural ws a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter W or w. 1
  • domain name ws Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) 0
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Parts of speech for Ws

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Ws

ws popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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