Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wc

/ˌdʌbəlju ˈsiː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: wc
IPA: /ˌdʌbəlju ˈsiː/

7

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of water closet: a lavatory; a toilet.

British usage

noun

Initialism of word choice.

noun

Abbreviation of world championship.

noun

Abbreviation of world cup.

noun

Initialism of white couple.

noun

Initialism of world conquest.

noun

Initialism of word choice.

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

WCs (plural) w.c. (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

WDC WEC WRC HWC WCH WHC

Synonyms

big white telephone bog can commode crapper crapper trapper donniker dunny head highway to hell jacks jakes

Questions

How do you pronounce wc?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdʌbəlju ˈsiː/.
What does wc mean?: Initialism of water closet: a lavatory; a toilet.

How to pronounce wc

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