"where's" meaning in English

See where's in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /wɛə(ɹ)z/, /ʍɛə(ɹ)z/ Audio: en-us-where's.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)z Head templates: {{head|en|contractions}} where's
  1. Contraction of where is. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: where is
    Sense id: en-where's-en-contraction-7tNrIJVt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 2 2 2
  2. Contraction of where has. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: where has
    Sense id: en-where's-en-contraction-Qtaz43nl
  3. (colloquial) Contraction of where does. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: where does
    Sense id: en-where's-en-contraction-yu0btJQV
  4. (nonstandard) Contraction of where are. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, nonstandard Alternative form of: where are
    Sense id: en-where's-en-contraction-KRT1mGtJ
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      "homophone": "wears (wine–whine merger)"
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