Verb
write -
produce a literary work; "She composed a poem" ; "He wrote four novels"
compose ,
pen ,
indite
create verbally create with or from words
penning ,
authorship ,
writing ,
composition the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"
write out ,
write up make out and issue; "write out a check" ; "cut a ticket" ; "Please make the check out to me"
draw cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
lyric write lyrics for (a song)
write about ,
write of ,
write on write about a particular topic; "Snow wrote about China"
profile represent in profile, by drawing or painting
paragraph write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
paragraph write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
write off concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"
fling off ,
scratch off ,
dash 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 write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis"
write copy write for commercial publications; "She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar"
dramatise ,
dramatize ,
adopt represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth"
draft ,
outline draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
poetise ,
poetize ,
versify ,
verse familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"
author be the author of; "She authored this play"
footnote ,
annotate 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 make out and issue; "write out a check" ; "cut a ticket" ; "Please make the check out to me"
script write a script for; "The playwright scripted the movie"
write -
communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"
drop a line ,
write communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"
intercommunicate ,
communicate be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate"
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"
subscribe ,
sign adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion"
typewrite ,
type identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can practically be typed"
handwrite write by hand; "You should handwrite the note to your guests"
jot ,
jot down write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
scrabble ,
scribble write down quickly without much attention to detail
write down ,
set down ,
get down ,
put down put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
write out ,
issue ,
make out ,
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?"
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"
describe ,
delineate ,
line ,
trace ,
draw give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
dot mark with a dot; "dot your `i's"
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 outside or upper part of; "superscribe an envelope"
capitalise ,
capitalize convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
letter mark letters on or mark with letters
print put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce" ; "These news should not be printed"
scrawl ,
scribble write down quickly without much attention to detail
copy make a replica of; "copy that drawing" ; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"
print ,
impress put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce" ; "These news should not be printed"
write -
communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!"
drop a line
write communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"
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 -
record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"
save
tape ,
record fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box"
computer science ,
computing the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
overwrite write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data; "overwrite that file"
write -
communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon"
intercommunicate ,
communicate be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate"
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
write -
write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
compose
create ,
make create by artistic means; "create a poem" ; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music" ; "Picasso created Cubism" ; "Auden made verses"
music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
counterpoint write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing"
set to music write (music) for (a text)
arrange ,
set arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule" ; "set up one's life" ; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
score make underscoring marks
melodise ,
melodize supply a melody for
harmonise ,
harmonize bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
instrumentate ,
instrument address a legal document to
write -
have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?" ; "She published 25 books during her long career"
publish
create verbally create with or from words
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
spell out make explicit; specify in detail; "You should spell out your demands"
hyphen ,
hyphenate divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names"
