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five W's

five W's noun: the questions who, what, when, where and why, useful in gathering information and solving problems.

Noun

five W's pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The questions who, what, when, where and why, useful in gathering information and solving problems.
    Synonyms:
    five W's and one H, five W's and an H, 5W1H

Synonyms of five W's

  • five W's and one H
  • five W's and an H
  • 5W1H

Origin of five W's

From the initial letters.

Questions about five W's

What does five W's mean?
Five W's means the questions who, what, when, where and why, useful in gathering information and solving problems.
What part of speech is five W's?
Five W's is a noun.

Words near five W's in the dictionary

  1. five sixths
  2. five stones
  3. five thousand
  4. five tool player
  5. five tool players
  6. five W's
  7. Five Ways
  8. five will get you ten
  9. five-a-day
  10. five-a-side
  11. five-a-sides

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