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Words with a similar base: committal_to_writing, piece_of_writing, writing

'writing'

[writing.n.01] as in: the act of creating written works

Examples:
writing was a form of therapy for him
it was a matter of disputed authorship

'writing'

[writing.n.02] as in: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)

Examples:
the writing in her novels is excellent
that editorial was a fine piece of writing

'writing'

[writing.n.03] as in: (usually plural) the collected work of an author

Examples:
the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings

'writing'

[writing.n.04] as in: letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language

Examples:
he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show
the doctor's writing was illegible

'writing'

[writing.n.05] as in: the activity of putting something in written form

Examples:
she did the thinking while he did the writing

'writing'

[write.v.01] as in: produce a literary work

Examples:
She composed a poem
He wrote four novels

'writing'

[write.v.02] as in: communicate or express by writing

Examples:
Please write to me every week

'writing'

[publish.v.03] as in: have (one's written work) issued for publication

Examples:
How many books did Georges Simenon write?
She published 25 books during her long career

'writing'

[write.v.04] as in: communicate (with) in writing

Examples:
Write her soon, please!

'writing'

[write.v.05] as in: communicate by letter

Examples:
He wrote that he would be coming soon

'writing'

[compose.v.02] as in: write music

Examples:
Beethoven composed nine symphonies

'writing'

[write.v.07] as in: mark or trace on a surface

Examples:
The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper
Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet

'writing'

[write.v.08] as in: record data on a computer

Examples:
boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk

'writing'

[spell.v.03] as in: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)

Examples:
He spelled the word wrong in this letter

'writing'

[write.v.10] as in: create code, write a computer program

Examples:
She writes code faster than anybody else