who's

/huːz//ʍuːz/

contraction

Who is.

“Who’s that in my bed?”

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Meanings

who's1

contraction
  1. contractionWho is.

    Who’s that in my bed?

  2. contractionWho has.

    Who’s been sleeping in my bed?

  3. colloquialcontractionWho (whom) does

    “Who’s he want to fight?” Martin asked, and the man said: “I’ve heard him twice. He wants to kick the Indians out of Texas. He wants to fight Santy Anny and whip him proper. And he wants us to take Santy Fay”.

    2014, James A. Michener, Texas, page 572

who's2

determiner
  1. misspellingMisspelling of whose.

Origin

who's · contraction

Contractions; who + 's.

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who's · determiner

From who + -'s (possessive marker).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with who's

newsusechoosewhoseabusecruiselosebluesdosCruzHughesrefuseexcusereuseduesmusefusecrewsmisuseToulousegusdiffuseconfusebooze
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Sounds the same

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Cite this entry
APA

who's. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/who's

MLA

“who's.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/who's. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “who's,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/who's.

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