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wc

/ˌdʌbəlju ˈsiː/

wc is the initialism of word choice.

Noun capitalized: WC

WC (plural WCs)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of water closet: a lavatory; a toilet.
    • In the summer of 1877, a gentleman with whom I was well acquainted, took lodgings in Preston-street, Brighton. The morning after his arrival, he found in the W.C. some leaves of an old black-letter book.1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 54
    Synonyms:
    big white telephone, bog, can, commode, crapper, crapper trapper, donniker, dunny, head, highway to hell
  2. (abbreviation, initialism, proofreading) Initialism of word choice.
  3. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of world championship.
  4. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of world cup.
  5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of white couple.
  6. (abbreviation, initialism, strategy gaming) Initialism of world conquest.

Synonyms of wc

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Forms of wc

pluralWCs
alternative formw.c.

Questions about wc

What is wc the initialism of?
Wc is the initialism of word choice.
What part of speech is wc?
Wc is a noun.
How do you pronounce wc?
Wc is pronounced /ˌdʌbəlju ˈsiː/.
What is the plural of wc?
The plural of wc is WCs.

Words near wc in the dictionary

  1. wbu
  2. WBV
  3. WBW
  4. WBWs
  5. WBY
  6. wc
  7. WCA
  8. WCAG
  9. WCAs
  10. WCC
  11. WCCFL

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