W

character

1. 1

   The twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, called double U and written in the Latin script.

noun

1. 1

   Variant of womenAbbreviation of women (sign on toilet door).

   From the Kierkegaard Room he lopingly careened through a red-carpeted hallway that had previously vouchsafed him a comfort station but this morning seemed all business, no M or W in sight, just salons and boutiques and the Ingmar Bergman Cinema.

2. 2

   Variant of westAbbreviation of west.

3. 3

   Variant of WednesdayAbbreviation of Wednesday.

4. 4

   Variant of winsAbbreviation of wins (statistic).

5. 5

   Variant of winAbbreviation of win.

   You say that like it's not an absolute W.

6. 6

   Variant of wicketAbbreviation of wicket.

7. 7

   Variant of warrantAbbreviation of warrant.

adjective

1. 1

   slangExcellent, top-notch (abbreviation of winner). (Compare noun etymology 2, noun sense 4 and etymology 2, noun sense 5.)

   You, sir, are a W man.

   You got her number? W rizz!

proper noun

1. 1

   informalGeorge W. Bush (born 1946), the 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009).

Forms

plural

Ws, W's

comparative

more W

superlative

most W