lexis4u: Writing

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 75 v.06

Main Definitions

to write 1 |v| mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a su Irface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement.
"He wrote his name on the paper."
"Write a paragraph about your book or fill out the form below."
to write 2 |v| compose, write, and send (a letter) to someone.
"I wrote a letter to Alison."
"You can change the appearance of the ink that you use to write in both the writing pad and the character pad."
typing |n| is the process of writing or inputting text by pressing keys on a typewriter, computer keyboard, cell phone, or calculator. It can be distinguished from other means of text input, such as handwriting and speech recognition. Text can be in the form of letters, numbers and other symbols.
"Five pages of typing."
"There are a number of settings that can help make it easier to focus on reading and typing."
"At the bottom of the left pane is the search box, which allows you to look for programs and files on your computer by typing in search terms."
"You can also search for centres and groups by typing in the name of the city or the name of the country."

draft 1 |n| a preliminary version of a piece of writing.
"The first draft of the party's manifesto."
draft 2 |n| a plan, sketch, or rough drawing.
"‘A manuscript draft representing the explorer's latest findings.’"
document |n| a piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record.
manuscript |n| a book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
note 1 |n| a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
note 2 |n| notes, a record or outline of a speech, statement, testimony, etc., or of one's impressions of something.
note 3 |n| an explanatory or critical comment, or a reference to some authority quoted, appended to a passage in a book or the like.
"A note on the origin of the phrase."
text |n| a book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form.
"A text which explores pain and grief."

pen name |n| a name chosen by a writer to use instead of using his or her real name when publishing books.
"The first part of their pen name was created from the first three letters of their given names."
"He would have conceded resignedly that another chance for punning on his pen name was too handy to pass up."
scrawl / scribble / doole / squiggle / hurried handwriting / untidy handwriting |n| an example of hurried, careless writing.
"The page was covered in scrawls and doodles."
"You might wonder how pharmacists decipher a doctor's scrawl."
signature |n| a person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.
typewriter |n| an electric, electronic, or manual machine with keys for producing print-like characters one at a time on paper inserted round a roller.

author |n| a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
"Collaborative authors may have also their works published under a single pen name."
columnist |n| a journalist contributing regularly to a newspaper or magazine.
"The term is also the pen name of the anonymous columnist."
graphologist |n| handwriting expert.
writer 1 |n| a person who has written something or who writes in a particular way.
"The writer of the letter".
handwriting expert |n| a specialist in inferring character from handwriting.
writer 2 |n| a a person engaged in writing books, articles, stories, etc., especially as an occupation or profession.
writer 1 |n| a person who has written a particular text.
writer 2 |n| the writer of the letter.
writer 3 |n| an author or journalist.a person who commits his or her thoughts, ideas, etc., to writing.
"An expert letter writer."

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