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verb
- To write (something).
- (banking, commerce) Of money as deposit, to pay.
- (idiomatic) To drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.
- (UK, Ireland) To make prices, or taxes, lower.
- (slang, US) To drink.
- (idiomatic) To place a baby somewhere to sleep.
- (aviation, idiomatic) Of an aircraft, to land.
- To terminate a call on (a telephone); to hang up.
- To add a name to a list.
- (idiomatic) To cease, temporarily or permanently, reading (a book).
- (idiomatic) To insult, belittle, or demean.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, down.
- To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.
- (euphemistic) To euthanize (an animal).
- (euphemistic) To execute (a person), especially extrajudicially.
- (idiomatic) To give something as a reason for something else.
- put (an animal) to death
- cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- cause to come to the ground
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- put in a horizontal position
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
- make a record of; set down in permanent form
noun
verb
- To write.
- To write or draw with a scribe.
- To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
- To record, as a scribe.
- (carpentry) To cut (something) in order to fit it closely to an irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc.
- To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.
- score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
noun
- A person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession.ᵂ
- A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber.
- (informal) A journalist.
- Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.
- a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
- someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
- informal terms for journalists
verb
- To write or compose.
- To enact; to establish.
- (transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
- (transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- To perform a feat.
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- To constitute.
- (intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- (transitive, US slang, crime, law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- (intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- (transitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (transitive, backgammon) To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.
- (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To appoint; to name.
- (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- amount to
- institute, enact, or establish
- reach in time
- eliminate urine
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- achieve a point or goal
- induce to have sex
- add up to
- calculate as being
- create by artistic means
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- perform, produce, or carry out
- appear to begin an activity
- charge with a function; charge to be
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- give certain properties to something
- undergo fabrication or creation
- have a bowel movement
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- put in order or neaten
- proceed along a path
- make or cause to be or to become
- change from one form into another
- to compose or represent
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- consider as being
- develop into
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- make by combining materials and parts
- create or design, often in a certain way
- constitute the essence of
- favor the development of
- behave in a certain manner
- carry out or commit
- head into a specified direction
- engage in
- reach a goal
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- gather and light the materials for
- organize or be responsible for
- assure the success of
- be suitable for
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- create or manufacture a man-made product
noun
- (card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
- (UK, dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
- (slang) Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- A person's character or disposition.
- (basketball) A made basket.
- (slang, military) A promotion.
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
verb
- (figuratively) To write.
- To pierce with quills. (Usually in the passive voice, as be quilled or get quilled.)
- (US and Canada, especially Appalachia and the Prairies, transitive) To subject (a woman who is giving birth) to the practice of quilling (blowing pepper into her nose to induce or hasten labor).
- To decorate with quillwork.
- To form fabric into small, rounded folds.
noun
- (mechanical engineering) A quill drive, having a hollow shaft with another movable shaft inside it.
- (by extension) Any pen.
- A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube.
- The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
- Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or (weaving) a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.
- (music) The tube of a musical instrument.
- A pen made from a feather.
- (zoology) The pen of a squid.
- (music) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.
- A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators.
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
- the hollow spine of a feather
- pen made from a bird's feather
- a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
noun
noun
- the act of putting something in writing
- putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
- (countable) The change or changes made while editing.
- (uncountable) The process of editing or censoring.
- (countable) An edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from the process of editing or censoring.
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- (intransitive) To scribble.
- (transitive) To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble on.
- (intransitive) To move with difficulty by making rapid movements back and forth with the hands or paws.
- (transitive) To gather hastily.
- (intransitive) To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
- write down quickly without much attention to detail
- feel searchingly
noun
noun
- the activity of putting something in written form
- (countable) Something written, such as a document, article or book.
- letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
- the act of creating written works
- (usually plural) the collected work of an author
- the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
- (countable) A work of an author.
- (countable) The style of writing of a person.
- (uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
- (uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.
- (as a modifier) Intended for or used in writing.
verb
verb
- make a written note of
- (transitive) To annotate.
- notice or perceive
- make mention of
- observe with care or pay close attention to
- (transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.
- (transitive) To denote; to designate.
- (transitive, law) To record on the back of (a bill, draft, etc.) a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.
- (transitive) To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
- (transitive) To set down in musical characters.
noun
- high status importance owing to marked superiority
- a brief written record
- a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
- a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
- a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
- a comment or instruction (usually added)
- a short personal letter
- a characteristic emotional quality
- a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling
- (finance) A written or printed paper (or digital equivalent) acknowledging a debt, and promising payment.
- (uncountable) Observation; notice; heed.
- (extension) A small size of paper used for writing letters or notes.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland) The giving of milk by a cow or sow; the period following calving or farrowing during which a cow or sow is at her most useful (i.e. gives milk); the milk given by a cow or sow during such a period.
- A diplomatic missive or written communication.
- (uncountable, UK dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland) That which is needed or necessary; business; duty; work.
- (by extension) A call or song of a bird.
- A piece of paper or polymer money; a banknote.
- (uncountable) Reputation; distinction.
- (rhythm games) An indication which players have to click, type, hit, tap or do other actions if it appears
- A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
- A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune; a beat of a drum.
- A short informal letter; a billet.
- (perfumery) An element of a scent, fragrance, or perfume, especially as a descriptor or category.
- A critical comment.
- (by extension) A key of the piano or organ.
- A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
- A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.
- A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.
- A symbol or annotation.
- (academic) An academic treatise (often without regard to length); a treatment; a discussion paper; (loosely) any contribution to an academic discourse.
- A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
verb
- make a written note of
- To write down as a note, especially to record something spoken.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- To defeat; to destroy or kill (a person).
- (intransitive, colloquial) To collapse or become incapacitated from illness or fatigue.
- To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.
- To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
- To lower an item of clothing without removing it.
- To arrest someone or to place them in detention.
- To remove something from a hanging position.
- To remove something from a website.
- (transitive) To reduce.
- (combat sports) To force one’s opponent off their feet in order to transition from striking to grappling in jujitsu, mixed martial arts, etc.
- To swallow.
noun
- the words of something written
- a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon
- the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.)
- a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
- A book, tome or other set of writings.
- A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
- (colloquial) Ellipsis of text message, a brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.
- A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
- (computing) Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text.
- (printing) A style of writing in large characters; also, a kind of type used in printing.
- (by extension) Anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.
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noun
- (chiefly literary or humorous) A letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly.
- One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.
- An extract from a New Testament epistle (noun sense 3.1) or book other than a gospel which is read during a church service, chiefly the Eucharist.
- (specifically, historical) Chiefly with a qualifying word, as in epistle dedicatory: a letter of dedication addressed to a patron or reader published as a preface to a literary work.
- A literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
- a specially long, formal letter
- a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
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adj
noun
- a person who is able to write and has written something
- Anything that writes or produces output.
- writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
- (historical) A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.
- (US) A petty officer in the United States navy who keeps the watch-muster and other books of the ship.
- (Scotland) An ordinary legal practitioner in Scottish country towns.
- A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
- (slang) A graffiti artist.
- (finance) The seller of an option.
verb
- write for someone else
- haunt like a ghost; pursue
- move like a ghost
- (chiefly social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.
- Synonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in the place of someone”); also, to carry out (an artistic performance) in the place of someone.
- (Internet) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
- (graphical user interface) To gray out (a visual element) to indicate that it is unavailable.
- To appear suddenly or move like a disembodied soul; specifically (often sports); also (transitive, dated) followed by the dummy subject it: to move easily and quietly without anyone noticing; to slip.
- Of a disembodied soul: to appear (somewhere or to someone) in the form of an apparition; to haunt.
- Followed by for: synonym of ghostwrite (“to write a literary work or speech, or produce an artistic work, in the place of someone”); also, to carry out an artistic performance in the place of someone.
- To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
- To continuously cause (someone or something) trouble; specifically, to continuously be in the thoughts of (someone) in a disturbing manner; to perturb, to trouble.
- (slang) To kill (someone).
- (nautical) Of a sailing vessel: to sail seemingly with very little or no wind.
- (chiefly UK, law enforcement) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison, usually without first informing the prisoner.
noun
- a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
- the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a suggestion of some quality
- (theater) An understudy.
- (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- (attributive, in names of species) White or pale.
- (cleaning) A faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
- (quantum mechanics) An unphysical state in a gauge theory.
- Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of such a person.
- (attributive) Of a cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
- (espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.
- A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- (Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
- (attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.
- A nonexistent person invented to obtain some (typically fraudulent) benefit.
- (writing) Ellipsis of ghostwriter.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word.
- (attributive) Abandoned.
- (computing, linguistics, attributive) A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose.
- (by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- A dead person whose identity is stolen by another (see ghosting).
- A false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar display, or in a telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen).
- (countable) Ellipsis of ghost pepper.
- (video games) An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
- (attributive) Remnant; remains.
- (attributive) Substitute.
- (computing) A copy of a file or record.
adj
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- To produce by writing.
- (philately) To annotate a stamp album page with details about the stamp, such as die used or colour variety.
- To write about positively; to praise in writing.
- (accounting) To make an upward adjustment in the value of an asset.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, up.
- To document officially the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.
- put into writing; write in complete form
- bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation
noun
verb
- To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.
- (music) To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).
- (ambitransitive) To dig or excavate with the claws.
- (of a surface) To get such scratches.
- To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
- Hence, to remove, ignore, or delete.
- To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
- To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
- To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
- (billiards) To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- (swimming, athletics) To announce one's non-participation in a race or sports event part of a larger sports meeting that one was previously signed up for, usually in lieu of another event at the same meeting.
- To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
- To irritate someone's skin with one's unshaven beard when kissing.
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- gather (money or other resources) together over time
- cause friction
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
adj
- (sports) (of a player) Of a standard high enough to play without a handicap, i.e. to compete without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on ability.
- (computing) Relating to a scratchpad, a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.
- For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.
- Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation
noun
- A foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- Poor handwriting; especially, illegibly so.
- (music) A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.
- A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.
- A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.
- A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events of long jump, discus, hammer throw, shot put, and similar. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but is now a board or precisely indicated mark.
- (in the plural) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.
- (meiosis) A minor injury.
- A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.
- (cycling) The last riders to depart in a handicap race.
- An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.
- Nothing, zero. Used especially in card games or sports, but also expressions like "from scatch".
- (now historical) A scratch wig.
- (horse racing) A horse withdrawn from a race prior to the start.
- (slang) Money; especially, cash.
- a harsh noise made by scraping
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- informal terms for money
- (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
- a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
- an indication of damage
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- dry mash for poultry
- poor handwriting
noun
- (countable) A writing; a written document.
- something written by hand
- (linguistics) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.
- (psychology) Ellipsis of behavioral script, a sequence of actions in a given situation.
- (countable, law) An original instrument or document.
- (countable) The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.
- (computing) A brief and simple program.
- (informal) Clipping of prescription (for drugs or medicine).
- (typography) Type made in imitation of handwriting.
- Written characters; style of writing.
- (computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.
- a particular orthography or writing system
- a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
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- (mathematics, computing) To replace subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.
- (transitive) To write again (without changes).
- (transitive) To write again, differently; to modify; to revise.
- write differently; alter the writing of
- rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose
verb
- (transitive) To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.
- (ambitransitive) To write (something) in a simple or condescending style.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, down.
- (transitive) To condemn in writing; to document the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.
- (transitive, accounting) To make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset.
- reduce the estimated value of something
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
noun
- something written by hand
- a member of the crew of a ship
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
- one of two sides of an issue
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
- a round of applause to signify approval
- ability
- physical assistance
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- a card player in a game of bridge
- A round of a card game.
- A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
- Promise, word; especially of a betrothal.
- (historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
- Personal possession; ownership.
- (chiefly in the plural) Management, domain, control.
- An instance of helping.
- Handwriting; style of penmanship.
- (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
- The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative plural) A hand which is free to assist; especially due to having one's hands full or otherwise fully preoccupied.
- Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
- (especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
- Applause.
- (collective) A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.
- A performer more or less skilful.
- (chiefly in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.
- A person's autograph or signature.
- A whole rhizome of ginger.
- The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
- (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
- (tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
- An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
verb
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere
- place into the hands or custody of
- (transitive, nautical) To furl (a sail).
- (ditransitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
- (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
noun
- something written by hand
- the activity of writing by hand
- (by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
- The characteristic writing of a particular person.
- The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
- Text that was written by hand.
verb
verb
- write out from speech, notes, etc.
- convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
- rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
- rewrite in a different script
- make a phonetic transcription of
- (linguistics) To represent speech by phonetic symbols.
- (dictation) To make such a conversion from live or recorded speech to text.
- (biochemistry) To cause DNA to undergo transcription.
- (music) To adapt a composition for a voice or instrument other than the original; to notate live or recorded music.
- (computing) To transfer data from one recording medium to another.
- To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to a written representation of it. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text.
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- (Roman Catholicism) A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass.
- Language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
- Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
- matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
- ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
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noun
- A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
- (by extension) A speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism.
- A tool, usually a long strip of wood or other material, placed on a floor to be covered with concrete, a wall to be plastered, etc., as a guide for producing a smooth, flat surface.
- Chiefly in the plural form screeds: a large quantity.
- A smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material, especially if acting as a base for paving stones, tiles, wooden planks, etc.
- The sound of something scratching or tearing.
- A tool such as a long strip of wood or other material which is drawn over a wet layer of concrete, plaster, etc., to make it smooth and flat; also, a machine that achieves this effect; a screeder.
- (chiefly humorous) A (discordant) sound or tune played on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
- a long monotonous harangue
- an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete
- a long piece of writing
adj
verb
- (transitive, construction, masonry) To use a screed to produce a smooth, flat surface of concrete, plaster, or similar material; also (generally) to put down a layer of concrete, plaster, etc.
- (intransitive) To make a discordant or harsh scratching or tearing sound.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To become rent or torn.
- (intransitive, chiefly humorous) To play bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
verb
adj
noun
- (informal) A short but unspecified time period.
- An old coin, a half farthing.
- A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
- A unit of purchase on a telephone or other similar network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.
- A point in time; a moment.
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
- (architecture) A fixed part of a module.
- (chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.
- A nautical or a geographic mile.
- (slang, US, Canada, dialectal) A while or a long unspecified period of time.
- a short note
- a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
- a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- distance measured by the time taken to cover it
noun
- A writing-tablet, slate, or similar medium on which to write.
- A table, index, or list of data.
- A legal record.
- A plate or frame on which a title or inscription is carved.
- (uncountable, historical) An ancient Roman game similar to backgammon that was played on a board with 24 divisions.
- (zoology) One of the transverse plants found in the calicles of certain corals and hydroids.
- A frontal; a drapery for an altar.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- (optics) An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.
- (gambling) Ellipsis of power of the pencil.
- A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
- (geometry) A family of geometric objects with a common property, such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective plane.
- (now chiefly historical) A paintbrush.
- a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
- a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
- a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
noun
noun
- the act of putting something in writing
- putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
- (countable) The change or changes made while editing.
- (uncountable) The process of editing or censoring.
- (countable) An edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from the process of editing or censoring.
noun
- the activity of putting something in written form
- (countable) Something written, such as a document, article or book.
- letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
- the act of creating written works
- (usually plural) the collected work of an author
- the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
- (countable) A work of an author.
- (countable) The style of writing of a person.
- (uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
- (uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.
- (as a modifier) Intended for or used in writing.
verb
noun
- the words of something written
- a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon
- the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.)
- a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
- A book, tome or other set of writings.
- A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
- (colloquial) Ellipsis of text message, a brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.
- A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
- (computing) Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text.
- (printing) A style of writing in large characters; also, a kind of type used in printing.
- (by extension) Anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.
verb
noun
- a person who is able to write and has written something
- Anything that writes or produces output.
- writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
- (historical) A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.
- (US) A petty officer in the United States navy who keeps the watch-muster and other books of the ship.
- (Scotland) An ordinary legal practitioner in Scottish country towns.
- A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
- (slang) A graffiti artist.
- (finance) The seller of an option.
verb
noun
adj
noun
- (countable) A writing; a written document.
- something written by hand
- (linguistics) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.
- (psychology) Ellipsis of behavioral script, a sequence of actions in a given situation.
- (countable, law) An original instrument or document.
- (countable) The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.
- (computing) A brief and simple program.
- (informal) Clipping of prescription (for drugs or medicine).
- (typography) Type made in imitation of handwriting.
- Written characters; style of writing.
- (computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.
- a particular orthography or writing system
- a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
verb
noun
verb
- (mathematics, computing) To replace subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.
- (transitive) To write again (without changes).
- (transitive) To write again, differently; to modify; to revise.
- write differently; alter the writing of
- rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose
noun
- something written by hand
- a member of the crew of a ship
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
- one of two sides of an issue
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
- a round of applause to signify approval
- ability
- physical assistance
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- a card player in a game of bridge
- A round of a card game.
- A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
- Promise, word; especially of a betrothal.
- (historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
- Personal possession; ownership.
- (chiefly in the plural) Management, domain, control.
- An instance of helping.
- Handwriting; style of penmanship.
- (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
- The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative plural) A hand which is free to assist; especially due to having one's hands full or otherwise fully preoccupied.
- Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
- (especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
- Applause.
- (collective) A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.
- A performer more or less skilful.
- (chiefly in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.
- A person's autograph or signature.
- A whole rhizome of ginger.
- The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
- (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
- (tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
- An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
verb
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere
- place into the hands or custody of
- (transitive, nautical) To furl (a sail).
- (ditransitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
- (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
noun
- something written by hand
- the activity of writing by hand
- (by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
- The characteristic writing of a particular person.
- The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
- Text that was written by hand.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
- (by extension) A speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism.
- A tool, usually a long strip of wood or other material, placed on a floor to be covered with concrete, a wall to be plastered, etc., as a guide for producing a smooth, flat surface.
- Chiefly in the plural form screeds: a large quantity.
- A smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material, especially if acting as a base for paving stones, tiles, wooden planks, etc.
- The sound of something scratching or tearing.
- A tool such as a long strip of wood or other material which is drawn over a wet layer of concrete, plaster, etc., to make it smooth and flat; also, a machine that achieves this effect; a screeder.
- (chiefly humorous) A (discordant) sound or tune played on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
- a long monotonous harangue
- an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete
- a long piece of writing
adj
verb
- (transitive, construction, masonry) To use a screed to produce a smooth, flat surface of concrete, plaster, or similar material; also (generally) to put down a layer of concrete, plaster, etc.
- (intransitive) To make a discordant or harsh scratching or tearing sound.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To become rent or torn.
- (intransitive, chiefly humorous) To play bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
noun
- A writing-tablet, slate, or similar medium on which to write.
- A table, index, or list of data.
- A legal record.
- A plate or frame on which a title or inscription is carved.
- (uncountable, historical) An ancient Roman game similar to backgammon that was played on a board with 24 divisions.
- (zoology) One of the transverse plants found in the calicles of certain corals and hydroids.
- A frontal; a drapery for an altar.
verb
- To write (something).
- (banking, commerce) Of money as deposit, to pay.
- (idiomatic) To drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.
- (UK, Ireland) To make prices, or taxes, lower.
- (slang, US) To drink.
- (idiomatic) To place a baby somewhere to sleep.
- (aviation, idiomatic) Of an aircraft, to land.
- To terminate a call on (a telephone); to hang up.
- To add a name to a list.
- (idiomatic) To cease, temporarily or permanently, reading (a book).
- (idiomatic) To insult, belittle, or demean.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, down.
- To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.
- (euphemistic) To euthanize (an animal).
- (euphemistic) To execute (a person), especially extrajudicially.
- (idiomatic) To give something as a reason for something else.
- put (an animal) to death
- cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- cause to come to the ground
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- put in a horizontal position
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
- make a record of; set down in permanent form
noun
verb
- To write.
- To write or draw with a scribe.
- To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
- To record, as a scribe.
- (carpentry) To cut (something) in order to fit it closely to an irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc.
- To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.
- score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
noun
- A person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession.ᵂ
- A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber.
- (informal) A journalist.
- Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.
- a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
- someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
- informal terms for journalists
verb
- To write or compose.
- To enact; to establish.
- (transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
- (transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- To perform a feat.
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- To constitute.
- (intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- (transitive, US slang, crime, law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- (intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- (transitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (transitive, backgammon) To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.
- (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To appoint; to name.
- (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- amount to
- institute, enact, or establish
- reach in time
- eliminate urine
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- achieve a point or goal
- induce to have sex
- add up to
- calculate as being
- create by artistic means
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- perform, produce, or carry out
- appear to begin an activity
- charge with a function; charge to be
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- give certain properties to something
- undergo fabrication or creation
- have a bowel movement
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- put in order or neaten
- proceed along a path
- make or cause to be or to become
- change from one form into another
- to compose or represent
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- consider as being
- develop into
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- make by combining materials and parts
- create or design, often in a certain way
- constitute the essence of
- favor the development of
- behave in a certain manner
- carry out or commit
- head into a specified direction
- engage in
- reach a goal
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- gather and light the materials for
- organize or be responsible for
- assure the success of
- be suitable for
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- create or manufacture a man-made product
noun
- (card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
- (UK, dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
- (slang) Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- A person's character or disposition.
- (basketball) A made basket.
- (slang, military) A promotion.
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
verb
- (figuratively) To write.
- To pierce with quills. (Usually in the passive voice, as be quilled or get quilled.)
- (US and Canada, especially Appalachia and the Prairies, transitive) To subject (a woman who is giving birth) to the practice of quilling (blowing pepper into her nose to induce or hasten labor).
- To decorate with quillwork.
- To form fabric into small, rounded folds.
noun
- (mechanical engineering) A quill drive, having a hollow shaft with another movable shaft inside it.
- (by extension) Any pen.
- A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube.
- The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
- Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or (weaving) a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.
- (music) The tube of a musical instrument.
- A pen made from a feather.
- (zoology) The pen of a squid.
- (music) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.
- A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators.
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
- the hollow spine of a feather
- pen made from a bird's feather
- a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
verb
- (intransitive) To scribble.
- (transitive) To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble on.
- (intransitive) To move with difficulty by making rapid movements back and forth with the hands or paws.
- (transitive) To gather hastily.
- (intransitive) To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
- write down quickly without much attention to detail
- feel searchingly
noun
verb
- make a written note of
- (transitive) To annotate.
- notice or perceive
- make mention of
- observe with care or pay close attention to
- (transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.
- (transitive) To denote; to designate.
- (transitive, law) To record on the back of (a bill, draft, etc.) a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.
- (transitive) To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
- (transitive) To set down in musical characters.
noun
- high status importance owing to marked superiority
- a brief written record
- a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
- a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
- a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
- a comment or instruction (usually added)
- a short personal letter
- a characteristic emotional quality
- a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling
- (finance) A written or printed paper (or digital equivalent) acknowledging a debt, and promising payment.
- (uncountable) Observation; notice; heed.
- (extension) A small size of paper used for writing letters or notes.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland) The giving of milk by a cow or sow; the period following calving or farrowing during which a cow or sow is at her most useful (i.e. gives milk); the milk given by a cow or sow during such a period.
- A diplomatic missive or written communication.
- (uncountable, UK dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland) That which is needed or necessary; business; duty; work.
- (by extension) A call or song of a bird.
- A piece of paper or polymer money; a banknote.
- (uncountable) Reputation; distinction.
- (rhythm games) An indication which players have to click, type, hit, tap or do other actions if it appears
- A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
- A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune; a beat of a drum.
- A short informal letter; a billet.
- (perfumery) An element of a scent, fragrance, or perfume, especially as a descriptor or category.
- A critical comment.
- (by extension) A key of the piano or organ.
- A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
- A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.
- A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.
- A symbol or annotation.
- (academic) An academic treatise (often without regard to length); a treatment; a discussion paper; (loosely) any contribution to an academic discourse.
- A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
verb
- make a written note of
- To write down as a note, especially to record something spoken.
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- To defeat; to destroy or kill (a person).
- (intransitive, colloquial) To collapse or become incapacitated from illness or fatigue.
- To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.
- To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
- To lower an item of clothing without removing it.
- To arrest someone or to place them in detention.
- To remove something from a hanging position.
- To remove something from a website.
- (transitive) To reduce.
- (combat sports) To force one’s opponent off their feet in order to transition from striking to grappling in jujitsu, mixed martial arts, etc.
- To swallow.
verb
noun
- (chiefly literary or humorous) A letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly.
- One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.
- An extract from a New Testament epistle (noun sense 3.1) or book other than a gospel which is read during a church service, chiefly the Eucharist.
- (specifically, historical) Chiefly with a qualifying word, as in epistle dedicatory: a letter of dedication addressed to a patron or reader published as a preface to a literary work.
- A literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
- a specially long, formal letter
- a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
verb
noun
adj
verb
- write for someone else
- haunt like a ghost; pursue
- move like a ghost
- (chiefly social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.
- Synonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in the place of someone”); also, to carry out (an artistic performance) in the place of someone.
- (Internet) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
- (graphical user interface) To gray out (a visual element) to indicate that it is unavailable.
- To appear suddenly or move like a disembodied soul; specifically (often sports); also (transitive, dated) followed by the dummy subject it: to move easily and quietly without anyone noticing; to slip.
- Of a disembodied soul: to appear (somewhere or to someone) in the form of an apparition; to haunt.
- Followed by for: synonym of ghostwrite (“to write a literary work or speech, or produce an artistic work, in the place of someone”); also, to carry out an artistic performance in the place of someone.
- To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
- To continuously cause (someone or something) trouble; specifically, to continuously be in the thoughts of (someone) in a disturbing manner; to perturb, to trouble.
- (slang) To kill (someone).
- (nautical) Of a sailing vessel: to sail seemingly with very little or no wind.
- (chiefly UK, law enforcement) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison, usually without first informing the prisoner.
noun
- a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
- the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a suggestion of some quality
- (theater) An understudy.
- (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- (attributive, in names of species) White or pale.
- (cleaning) A faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
- (quantum mechanics) An unphysical state in a gauge theory.
- Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of such a person.
- (attributive) Of a cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
- (espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.
- A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- (Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
- (attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.
- A nonexistent person invented to obtain some (typically fraudulent) benefit.
- (writing) Ellipsis of ghostwriter.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word.
- (attributive) Abandoned.
- (computing, linguistics, attributive) A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose.
- (by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- A dead person whose identity is stolen by another (see ghosting).
- A false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar display, or in a telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen).
- (countable) Ellipsis of ghost pepper.
- (video games) An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
- (attributive) Remnant; remains.
- (attributive) Substitute.
- (computing) A copy of a file or record.
adj
verb
- To produce by writing.
- (philately) To annotate a stamp album page with details about the stamp, such as die used or colour variety.
- To write about positively; to praise in writing.
- (accounting) To make an upward adjustment in the value of an asset.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, up.
- To document officially the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.
- put into writing; write in complete form
- bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation
noun
verb
- To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.
- (music) To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).
- (ambitransitive) To dig or excavate with the claws.
- (of a surface) To get such scratches.
- To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
- Hence, to remove, ignore, or delete.
- To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
- To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
- To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
- (billiards) To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- (swimming, athletics) To announce one's non-participation in a race or sports event part of a larger sports meeting that one was previously signed up for, usually in lieu of another event at the same meeting.
- To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
- To irritate someone's skin with one's unshaven beard when kissing.
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- gather (money or other resources) together over time
- cause friction
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
adj
- (sports) (of a player) Of a standard high enough to play without a handicap, i.e. to compete without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on ability.
- (computing) Relating to a scratchpad, a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.
- For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.
- Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation
noun
- A foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- Poor handwriting; especially, illegibly so.
- (music) A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.
- A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.
- A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.
- A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events of long jump, discus, hammer throw, shot put, and similar. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but is now a board or precisely indicated mark.
- (in the plural) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.
- (meiosis) A minor injury.
- A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.
- (cycling) The last riders to depart in a handicap race.
- An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.
- Nothing, zero. Used especially in card games or sports, but also expressions like "from scatch".
- (now historical) A scratch wig.
- (horse racing) A horse withdrawn from a race prior to the start.
- (slang) Money; especially, cash.
- a harsh noise made by scraping
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- informal terms for money
- (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
- a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
- an indication of damage
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- dry mash for poultry
- poor handwriting
verb
- (transitive) To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.
- (ambitransitive) To write (something) in a simple or condescending style.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, down.
- (transitive) To condemn in writing; to document the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.
- (transitive, accounting) To make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset.
- reduce the estimated value of something
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
verb
- write out from speech, notes, etc.
- convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
- rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
- rewrite in a different script
- make a phonetic transcription of
- (linguistics) To represent speech by phonetic symbols.
- (dictation) To make such a conversion from live or recorded speech to text.
- (biochemistry) To cause DNA to undergo transcription.
- (music) To adapt a composition for a voice or instrument other than the original; to notate live or recorded music.
- (computing) To transfer data from one recording medium to another.
- To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to a written representation of it. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text.
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noun
- (Roman Catholicism) A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass.
- Language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
- Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
- matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
- ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
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- (informal) A short but unspecified time period.
- An old coin, a half farthing.
- A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
- A unit of purchase on a telephone or other similar network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.
- A point in time; a moment.
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
- (architecture) A fixed part of a module.
- (chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.
- A nautical or a geographic mile.
- (slang, US, Canada, dialectal) A while or a long unspecified period of time.
- a short note
- a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
- a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- distance measured by the time taken to cover it
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verb
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- (optics) An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.
- (gambling) Ellipsis of power of the pencil.
- A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
- (geometry) A family of geometric objects with a common property, such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective plane.
- (now chiefly historical) A paintbrush.
- a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
- a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
- a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication