/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.