"WS" meaning in English

See WS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} WS
  1. Initialism of Western Samoa. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Western Samoa
    Sense id: en-WS-en-name-9GohiANl
  2. (US) Initialism of Washington State (State of Washington) Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Washington State (extra: State of Washington)
    Sense id: en-WS-en-name-mkMl0QO4 Categories (other): American English

Noun

Forms: WSs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} WS (countable and uncountable, plural WSs)
  1. Initialism of watersports (sexual practice) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: watersports (extra: sexual practice)
    Sense id: en-WS-en-noun-56o3qUUM Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks
  2. (Internet, Web) Initialism of Web service. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Web service Categories (topical): Internet Derived forms (Web): WS-I [Internet], WS-Policy [Internet], WS-Security [Internet]
    Sense id: en-WS-en-noun-I-B8Auct Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of 'Web': 7 76 0 3 0 15
  3. (knitting) Initialism of wrong side. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: wrong side Categories (topical): Knitting
    Sense id: en-WS-en-noun-sE779lfM Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles
  4. (law, Scotland) Initialism of writer to the signet. Tags: Scotland, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: writer to the signet Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-WS-en-noun-xKlWBjxd Categories (other): Scottish English Topics: law
  5. (music) Initialism of wavetable synthesis; a method used to generate sound by a digital music synthesizer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: wavetable synthesis (extra: a method used to generate sound by a digital music synthesizer) Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-WS-en-noun-4J-R9HSQ Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  6. (baseball) Initialism of World Series, a best of seven game series played annually to determine the championship of United States professional baseball. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: World Series (extra: a best of seven game series played annually to determine the championship of United States professional baseball) Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-WS-en-noun-fhJwPvqr Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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