Was or WAS may refer to: Was, a past-tense form of the English copular verb to be People David Was (born c. 1952), the stage name of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter David Weiss Don Was (born 1952), the stage name of bass guitarist, record producer, and recording executive Donald Fagenson In arts and entertainment Was (novel), a 1992 novel by Geoff Ryman "Was", a short story in William Faulkner's Go Down, Moses Was??, a musical composition by Folke Rabe Was (Not Was), an American pop group led by David and Don Was Axis & Allies Naval Miniatures: War at Sea, a strategy game by Wizards of the Coast We Are Scientists, an American indie rock band Software IBM WebSphere Application Server SAP NetWeaver Application Server Windows Activation Services, a container for hosting WCF services In reference to Washington, D.C. All airports serving the Washington, D.C. area (IATA airport code) Washington Union Station (Amtrak station code) The city’s major professional sports teams Washington Commanders of the National Football League Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball Other uses Was-sceptre, the Egyptian hieroglyph for "power" and a type of sceptre Was (horse), an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse We Are Singaporeans, a Singaporean quiz game show Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome, an X-linked recessive disease Worked All States, an amateur radio award issued by the American Radio Relay League Western Asia World Association for Sexual Health See also Wass (disambiguation) WA (disambiguation)