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Definition of w

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W () the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in few, how. It takes its written form and its name from the repetition of a V, this being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we call U. Etymologically it is most related to v and u. See V, and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially in London, confuse w and v, substituting the one for the other, as weal

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Couple :: Couple (a.) One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.

Raw :: Raw (superl.) Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits.

Wept :: Wept () imp. & p. p. of Weep.

Coup :: Coup (n.) A sudden stroke; an unexpected device or stratagem; -- a term used in various ways to convey the idea of promptness and force.

Train :: Train (v.) A line of gunpowder laid to lead fire to a charge, mine, or the like..

Warmly :: Warmly (adv.) In a warm manner; ardently.

Inadherent :: Inadherent (a.) Free; not connected with the other organs.

Attic :: Attic (a.) A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof.

Analysis :: Analysis (n.) The separation of a compound substance, by chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either (a) what elements it contains, or (b) how much of each element is present. The former is called qualitative, and the latter quantitative analysis..

Outwards :: Outwards (adv.) From the interior part; in a direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away; as, a ship bound outward..

Caret :: Caret (n.) The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.

Perianth :: Perianth (n.) The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished..

Renter :: Renter (v. t.) To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw.

Work :: Work (n.) Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, iron works; locomotive works; gas works..

Suability :: Styx (n.) The principal river of the lower world, which had to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead..

Flitch :: Flitch (n.) One of several planks, smaller timbers, or iron plates, which are secured together, side by side, to make a large girder or built beam..

Determinator :: Determinator (n.) One who determines.

Lustre :: Lustre (n.) A substance which imparts luster to a surface, as plumbago and some of the glazes..

Post :: Post (n.) A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under Paper.

Nandine :: Nandine (n.) An African carnivore (Nandinia binotata), allied to the civets. It is spotted with black..