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S vs Whiz - What's the difference?

s | whiz |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb whiz is

to make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.

As a noun whiz is

a whirring or hissing sound (as above).

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    whiz

    English

    Alternative forms

    * whizz

    Verb

  • To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.
  • To rush or move swiftly with such a sound.
  • To throw or spin rapidly.
  • (vulgar, slang) To urinate.
    • We whizzed in the bushes.

    Noun

    (whizzes)
  • A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
  • (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
  • An act of urination; a wiz.
    • I have to take a whiz .
  • (UK, slang, uncountable) amphetamine.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * whiz kid