WAW

waw

(noun) the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

WAW (uncountable)

(computing) Initialism of write after write, a kind of data hazard.

Anagrams

• aww

Etymology 1

Verb

waw (third-person singular simple present waws, present participle wawing, simple past and past participle wawed)

(transitive, obsolete) To stir; move; wave.

Etymology 2

Noun

waw (plural waws)

(obsolete, water) A wave.

Etymology 3

Noun

waw (plural waws)

(Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) A wall.

Etymology 4

Noun

waw (plural waws)

The twenty-seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet: و.

Alternative spelling of vav

Anagrams

• aww

Source: Wiktionary



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