writing
noun
[ ˈrʌɪtɪŋ ]
• the activity or skill of writing.
• "parents want schools to concentrate on reading, writing, and arithmetic"
• the activity or occupation of composing text for publication.
• "she made a decent living from writing"
write
verb
• mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement.
• "he wrote his name on the paper"
Similar:
put in writing,
write down,
put down,
put in black and white,
commit to paper,
jot down,
note,
note down,
make a note of,
set down,
take down,
mark down,
record,
register,
log,
list,
make a list of,
inscribe,
sign,
scribble,
scrawl,
pencil,
• compose, write, and send (a letter) to someone.
• "I wrote a letter to Alison"
Similar:
correspond,
write a letter,
communicate,
get in touch,
keep in touch,
keep in contact,
drop someone a line,
drop someone a note,
• compose (a text or work) for written or printed reproduction or publication; put into literary form and set down in writing.
• "she wrote a bestselling novel"
Similar:
compose,
draft,
create,
invent,
think up,
draw up,
formulate,
compile,
put together,
pen,
dash off,
produce,
• enter (data) into an electronic or magnetic storage device, or into a particular location in a computer’s file system.
• "files can be read and written directly into the file system"
• underwrite (an insurance policy).
Origin:
Old English wrītan ‘score, form (letters) by carving, write’, of Germanic origin; related to German reissen ‘sketch, drag’.
