| writing | | |
| n. (act) | 1. authorship, composition, penning, writing | the act of creating written works.; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" |
| ~ verbal creation | creating something by the use of speech and language. |
| ~ adoxography | fine writing in praise of trivial or base subjects.; "Elizabethan schoolboys were taught adoxography, the art of eruditely praising worthless things"; "adoxography is particularly useful to lawyers" |
| ~ drafting | writing a first version to be filled out and polished later. |
| ~ dramatisation, dramatization | conversion into dramatic form.; "the play was a dramatization of a short story" |
| ~ fabrication, fictionalisation, fictionalization | writing in a fictional form. |
| ~ historiography | the writing of history. |
| ~ metrification | writing a metrical composition (or the metrical structure of a composition). |
| ~ novelisation, novelization | converting something into the form of a novel. |
| ~ redaction | the act of putting something in writing. |
| ~ lexicography | the act of writing dictionaries. |
| ~ versification | the art or practice of writing verse. |
| ~ indite, pen, write, compose | produce a literary work.; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
| ~ write about, write of, write on | write about a particular topic.; "Snow wrote about China" |
| ~ profile | write about.; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter" |
| ~ paragraph | write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher. |
| ~ dash off, fling off, scratch off, toss off, knock off | write quickly.; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess" |
| ~ rewrite | rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose.; "re-write a play for use in schools" |
| ~ write copy | write for commercial publications.; "She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar" |
| ~ dramatise, dramatize, adopt | put into dramatic form.; "adopt a book for a screenplay" |
| ~ draft, outline | draw up an outline or sketch for something.; "draft a speech" |
| ~ author | be the author of.; "She authored this play" |
| ~ co-author | be a co-author on (a book, a paper). |
| ~ ghostwrite, ghost | write for someone else.; "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?" |
| ~ annotate, footnote | add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments.; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel" |
| ~ reference, cite | refer to.; "he referenced his colleagues' work" |
| ~ write out, write up | put into writing; write in complete form.; "write out a contract" |
| ~ script | write a script for.; "The playwright scripted the movie" |
| n. (communication) | 2. piece of writing, writing, written material | the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect).; "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" |
| ~ bowdlerisation, bowdlerization | written material that has been bowdlerized. |
| ~ title | (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action.; "the titles go by faster than I can read" |
| ~ black and white, written communication, written language | communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten). |
| ~ cryptogram, secret writing, cryptograph | a piece of writing in code or cipher. |
| ~ rewrite, revision, rescript | something that has been written again.; "the rewrite was much better" |
| ~ literary composition, literary work | imaginative or creative writing. |
| ~ literature | creative writing of recognized artistic value. |
| ~ literature | published writings in a particular style on a particular subject.; "the technical literature"; "one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature" |
| ~ matter | written works (especially in books or magazines).; "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane" |
| ~ literary criticism, criticism | a written evaluation of a work of literature. |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| ~ epilog, epilogue | a short passage added at the end of a literary work.; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters" |
| ~ paragraph | one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line. |
| ~ diary, journal | a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations. |
| ~ inscription, lettering | letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something. |
| ~ manuscript, ms | the form of a literary work submitted for publication. |
| ~ autograph | something written by one's own hand. |
| ~ treatise | a formal exposition. |
| ~ adaptation, version | a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form.; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" |
| ~ essay | an analytic or interpretive literary composition. |
| ~ editing, redaction | putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form. |
| ~ religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing | writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity. |
| ~ screed | a long piece of writing. |
| ~ ayurveda | (Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda. |
| ~ document, papers, written document | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature). |
| ~ dramatic composition, dramatic work | a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.. |
| ~ dithyramb | a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing. |
| ~ plagiarism | a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work. |
| ~ transcript | something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech.; "he read a transcript of the interrogation"; "you can obtain a transcript of this radio program by sending a self-addressed envelope to the station" |
| n. (communication) | 3. writing | (usually plural) the collected work of an author.; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings" |
| ~ body of work, oeuvre, work | the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it).; "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods" |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ black and white, written communication, written language | communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten). |
| ~ patristics, patrology | the writings of the early Church Fathers. |
| n. (communication) | 4. writing | letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language.; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible" |
| ~ black and white, written communication, written language | communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten). |
| ~ orthography, writing system | a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols. |
| ~ coding system | a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages. |
| ~ capitalisation, capitalization | writing in capital letters. |
| ~ typewriting, typing | writing done with a typewriter. |
| ~ printing | text handwritten in the style of printed matter. |
| ~ handwriting, script, hand | something written by hand.; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" |
| ~ hieroglyph, hieroglyphic | writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible). |
| ~ skywriting | writing formed in the sky by smoke released from an airplane. |
| ~ printing process, printing | reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication. |
| ~ notation, notational system | a technical system of symbols used to represent special things. |
| n. (act) | 5. committal to writing, writing | the activity of putting something in written form.; "she did the thinking while he did the writing" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ coding, steganography, cryptography, secret writing | act of writing in code or cipher. |
| ~ handwriting | the activity of writing by hand.; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis" |
| ~ inscription | the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words. |
| ~ notation | the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters. |
| letter | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. letter, missive | a written message addressed to a person or organization.; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor" |
| ~ document | anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks. |
| ~ mail | the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service. |
| ~ text, textual matter | the words of something written.; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" |
| ~ correspondence | communication by the exchange of letters. |
| ~ business letter | a letter dealing with business. |
| ~ cover letter, covering letter | a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information. |
| ~ crank letter | a hostile (usually anonymous) letter. |
| ~ encyclical, encyclical letter | a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world. |
| ~ fan letter | a letter that is a piece of fan mail. |
| ~ personal letter | a letter dealing with personal affairs. |
| ~ form letter | a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients. |
| ~ open letter | a letter of protest; addressed to one person but intended for the general public. |
| ~ chain letter | a letter that is sent successively to several people. |
| ~ pastoral | a letter from a pastor to the congregation. |
| ~ round robin | a letter signed by a number of people. |
| ~ aerogram, aerogramme, air letter, airmail letter | a letter sent by air mail. |
| ~ epistle | a specially long, formal letter. |
| ~ dead mail, dead letter | mail that can neither be delivered nor returned. |
| ~ letter of intent | any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action. |
| ~ postscript, ps | a note appended to a letter after the signature. |
| ~ name and address, destination, address | written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location. |
| ~ line | text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen.; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza" |
| ~ invitation | a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something.; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away" |
| n. (communication) | 2. alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet | the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech.; "his grandmother taught him his letters" |
| ~ spelling | forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage. |
| ~ alphabet | a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language. |
| ~ grapheme, graphic symbol, character | a written symbol that is used to represent speech.; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters" |
| ~ ascender | a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters. |
| ~ descender | a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters. |
| ~ digram, digraph | two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe'). |
| ~ initial | the first letter of a word (especially a person's name).; "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name" |
| ~ a | the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ b | the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ c | the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ d | the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ e | the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ f | the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ g | the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ h | the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ i | the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ j | the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ k | the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ l | the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ m | the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ n | the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ o | the 15th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ p | the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ q | the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ r | the 18th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ s | the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ t | the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ u | the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ v | the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ double-u, w | the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ x, ex | the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ wye, y | the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
| ~ ezed, izzard, zed, zee, z | the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet.; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard" |
| ~ alpha | the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ beta | the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ gamma | the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ epsilon | the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ zeta | the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ eta | the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ theta | the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ iota | the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ kappa | the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ lambda | the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ mu | the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ nu | the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ xi | the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ omicron | the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ pi | the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ rho | the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ sigma | the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ tau | the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ upsilon | the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ phi | the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ khi, chi | the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ psi | the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ omega | the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ~ aleph | the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ beth | the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ gimel | the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ daleth | the 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ he | the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ waw | the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ zayin | the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ heth | the 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ teth | the 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ yodh | the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ kaph | the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ lamedh | the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ mem | the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ nun | the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ samekh | the 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ ayin | the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ pe | the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ sadhe | the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ qoph | the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ resh | the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ sin | the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ shin | the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ taw | the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ polyphone, polyphonic letter | a letter that has two or more pronunciations.; "`c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'" |
| ~ block capital, block letter | a plain hand-drawn letter. |
| ~ vowel | a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel. |
| ~ consonant | a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant. |
| n. (person) | 3. letter | owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire. |
| ~ owner, proprietor | (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business.; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" |
| n. (communication) | 4. letter | a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention).; "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law" |
| ~ literal interpretation | an interpretation based on the exact wording. |
| n. (communication) | 5. letter, varsity letter | an award earned by participation in a school sport.; "he won letters in three sports" |
| ~ accolade, honor, laurels, award, honour | a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.; "an award for bravery" |
| v. (possession) | 6. letter | win an athletic letter. |
| ~ garner, earn | acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions. |
| v. (creation) | 7. letter | set down or print with letters. |
| ~ print, impress | reproduce by printing. |
| v. (creation) | 8. letter | mark letters on or mark with letters. |
| ~ write | mark or trace on a surface.; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" |
| mail | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. mail | the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service. |
| ~ message | a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled.; "he sent a three-word message" |
| ~ 1st-class mail, 1st class, first-class mail, first class | mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection. |
| ~ express, express mail | mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system. |
| ~ parcel post | postal service that handles packages. |
| ~ bulk mail | mail consisting of large numbers of identical items (circulars or advertisements) sent to individual addresses at less than 1st-class rates and paid for in one lot. |
| ~ third-class mail, third class | mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal rates. |
| ~ airmail | letters and packages that are transported by aircraft. |
| ~ air mail | mail that is sent by air transport. |
| ~ surface mail | mail that is sent by land or sea. |
| ~ registered mail, registered post | mail that is registered by the post office when sent in order to assure safe delivery. |
| ~ special delivery | mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge). |
| ~ letter, missive | a written message addressed to a person or organization.; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor" |
| n. (communication) | 2. mail, mail service, post, postal service | the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office.; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'" |
| ~ communicating, communication | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information.; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" |
| ~ airpost, airmail | a system of conveying mail by aircraft. |
| ~ snail mail | any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service.; "email is much faster than snail mail" |
| ~ rfd, rural free delivery | free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. mail | a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system. |
| ~ transport, conveyance | something that serves as a means of transportation. |
| n. (group) | 4. mail, post | any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered.; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post" |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ fan mail | mail sent to public figures from their admirers.; "he hired someone to answer his fan mail" |
| ~ hate mail | mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language). |
| ~ mailing | mail sent by a sender at one time.; "the candidate sent out three large mailings" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail | (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings. |
| ~ body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour | armor that protects the wearer's whole body. |
| ~ brigandine | a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth. |
| ~ habergeon | (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk. |
| ~ byrnie, hauberk | a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor. |
| ~ gusset, voider | a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate. |
| ~ dark ages, middle ages | the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance. |
| v. (contact) | 6. get off, mail | send via the postal service.; "I'll mail you the check tomorrow" |
| ~ send out, send | to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place.; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept" |
| ~ pouch | send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels. |
| v. (communication) | 7. mail, post, send | cause to be directed or transmitted to another place.; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" |
| ~ express | send by rapid transport or special messenger service.; "She expressed the letter to Florida" |
| ~ airmail | send or transport by airmail.; "Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed" |
| ~ register | send by registered mail.; "I'd like to register this letter" |
| ~ express-mail | send by express mail or courier.; "Express-mail the documents immediately" |
| ~ transfer | move from one place to another.; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" |
| write | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. compose, indite, pen, write | produce a literary work.; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
| ~ authorship, penning, writing, composition | the act of creating written works.; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" |
| ~ draw | write a legal document or paper.; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office" |
| ~ create verbally | create with or from words. |
| ~ lyric | write lyrics for (a song). |
| ~ write about, write of, write on | write about a particular topic.; "Snow wrote about China" |
| ~ profile | write about.; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter" |
| ~ paragraph | write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher. |
| ~ paragraph | write about in a paragraph.; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper" |
| ~ spell, write | write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word).; "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" |
| ~ write off | write something fluently, and without hesitation. |
| ~ dash off, fling off, scratch off, toss off, knock off | write quickly.; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess" |
| ~ rewrite | rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose.; "re-write a play for use in schools" |
| ~ write copy | write for commercial publications.; "She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar" |
| ~ dramatise, dramatize, adopt | put into dramatic form.; "adopt a book for a screenplay" |
| ~ draft, outline | draw up an outline or sketch for something.; "draft a speech" |
| ~ poetise, poetize, verse, versify | compose verses or put into verse.; "He versified the ancient saga" |
| ~ author | be the author of.; "She authored this play" |
| ~ annotate, footnote | add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments.; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel" |
| ~ reference, cite | refer to.; "he referenced his colleagues' work" |
| ~ publish, write | have (one's written work) issued for publication.; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" |
| ~ write out, write up | put into writing; write in complete form.; "write out a contract" |
| ~ script | write a script for.; "The playwright scripted the movie" |
| v. (communication) | 2. write | communicate or express by writing.; "Please write to me every week" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ write in | write to an organization.; "Many listeners wrote in after the controversial radio program" |
| ~ style | make consistent with certain rules of style.; "style a manuscript" |
| ~ apostrophise, apostrophize | use an apostrophe. |
| ~ rewrite | write differently; alter the writing of.; "The student rewrote his thesis" |
| ~ sign, subscribe | mark with one's signature; write one's name (on).; "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here" |
| ~ type, typewrite | write by means of a keyboard with types.; "type the acceptance letter, please" |
| ~ handwrite | write by hand.; "You should handwrite the note to your guests" |
| ~ jot, jot down | write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of. |
| ~ scribble, scrabble | write down quickly without much attention to detail. |
| ~ drop a line, write | communicate (with) in writing.; "Write her soon, please!" |
| ~ set down, write down, get down, put down | put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.. |
| ~ make out, write out, issue, cut | make out and issue.; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me" |
| ~ write up | bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation.; "The New York Times wrote him up last week"; "Did your boss write you up?" |
| v. (creation) | 3. publish, write | have (one's written work) issued for publication.; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" |
| ~ create verbally | create with or from words. |
| ~ indite, pen, write, compose | produce a literary work.; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
| v. (communication) | 4. drop a line, write | communicate (with) in writing.; "Write her soon, please!" |
| ~ write | communicate or express by writing.; "Please write to me every week" |
| ~ correspond | exchange messages.; "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years" |
| ~ write | communicate by letter.; "He wrote that he would be coming soon" |
| v. (communication) | 5. write | communicate by letter.; "He wrote that he would be coming soon" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ drop a line, write | communicate (with) in writing.; "Write her soon, please!" |
| v. (creation) | 6. compose, write | write music.; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ counterpoint | write in counterpoint.; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing" |
| ~ set to music | write (music) for (a text). |
| ~ arrange, set | adapt for performance in a different way.; "set this poem to music" |
| ~ score | write a musical score for. |
| ~ melodise, melodize | supply a melody for. |
| ~ harmonise, harmonize | write a harmony for. |
| ~ instrumentate, instrument | write an instrumental score for. |
| v. (creation) | 7. write | mark or trace on a surface.; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" |
| ~ dot | make a dot or dots. |
| ~ trace, describe, draw, line, delineate | make a mark or lines on a surface.; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" |
| ~ stenograph | write in shorthand.; "The students were able to stenograph and record the conversation" |
| ~ calligraph | write beautifully and ornamentally. |
| ~ cross | trace a line through or across.; "cross your `t'" |
| ~ superscribe | write on the outside or upper part of.; "superscribe an envelope" |
| ~ superscribe | write on the top or outside.; "superscribe one's name and address" |
| ~ capitalise, capitalize | write in capital letters. |
| ~ letter | mark letters on or mark with letters. |
| ~ print | write as if with print; not cursive. |
| ~ scrawl, scribble | write carelessly. |
| ~ copy | copy down as is.; "The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over" |
| ~ print, impress | reproduce by printing. |
| v. (communication) | 8. save, write | record data on a computer.; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk" |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ record, tape | register electronically.; "They recorded her singing" |
| ~ overwrite | write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data.; "overwrite that file" |
| v. (creation) | 9. spell, write | write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word).; "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" |
| ~ spell out | spell fully and without abbreviating.; "Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?" |
| ~ hyphen, hyphenate | divide or connect with a hyphen.; "hyphenate these words and names" |
| v. (creation) | 10. write | create code, write a computer program.; "She writes code faster than anybody else" |
| ~ create by mental act, create mentally | create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands. |
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