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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

writing
written material noun the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); `the writing in her novels is excellent`; `that editorial was a fine piece of writing`

writing
composition 1 penning noun the act of creating written works; `writing was a form of therapy for him`; `it was a matter of disputed authorship`

writing arm
noun an arm of a tablet-armed chair; widened to provide a writing surface

writing board
noun work surface consisting of a wide lightweight board that can be placed across the lap and used for writing

writing desk
noun a desk for writing (usually with a sloping top)

writing implement
noun an implement that is used to write

writing ink
noun any permanent or washable ink used with pens

writing paper
noun paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts

writing style
literary genre noun a style of expressing yourself in writing

written
adjective set down in writing in any of various ways; `written evidence`

written agreement
noun a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties

written assignment
writing assignment noun an assignment to write something

written communication
written language noun communication by means of written symbols

written matter
noun matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials

written record
written account noun a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events

written symbol
printed symbol noun a written or printed symbol

written word
noun the written form of a word; `while the spoken word stands for something, the written word stands for something that stands for something`; `a craftsman of the written word`

Wroclaw
Breslau noun a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder

wrong
adjective used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward; `socks worn wrong side out`

wrong-side-out(p)
inside-out(p) adjective with the inside surface on the outside

wrong-site surgery
noun a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body

wrongdoer
offender noun a person who transgresses moral or civil law

wrongdoing
wrongful conduct noun activity that transgresses moral or civil law; `he denied any wrongdoing`

wrongdoing
noun departure from what is ethically acceptable

wrongful
adjective not just or fair; `a wrongful act`; `a wrongful charge`

wrongful death
noun a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person`s family or heirs

wrongfully
adverb in an unjust or unfair manner; `the employee claimed that she was wrongfully dismissed`; `people who were wrongfully imprisoned should be released`

wrongheaded
adjective obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion; `a wrongheaded policy`

wrongheadedly
adverb in a wrongheaded manner

wrongly
wrong adverb in an incorrect manner; `she guessed wrong`

wrongness
noun contrary to conscience or morality

wrought iron
noun iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded

wry
adjective bent to one side; `a wry neck`

wryly
adverb in a wry manner; ``I see,` he commented wryly`

wrymouth
ghostfish noun eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth

wryneck
noun Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck

Wu
Wu dialect noun a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta

Wuhan
noun a city of central China on the Chang Jiang; the commercial and industrial center of central China

wulfenite
noun a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore

Wurzburg
Wuerzburg noun a city of south central Germany

Wyatt
Sir Thomas Wyatt noun English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542)

Wyatt
noun English architect (1746-1813)

Wycherley
William Wycherley noun English playwright noted for his humorous and satirical plays (1640-1716)

Wycliffe
John Wycliffe noun English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)

Wykeham
William of Wykeham noun English prelate and statesman; founded a college at Oxford and Winchester College in Winchester; served as chancellor of England and bishop of Winchester (1324-1404)

Wykehamist
noun a student enrolled in (or graduated from) Winchester College

Wyler
William Wyler noun United States filmmaker (1902-1981)

Wylie
Elinor Morton Hoyt Wylie noun United States poet (1885-1928)

Wynette
Tammy Wynette noun United States country singer (1942-1998)

Wynnea
genus Wynnea noun a genus of fungi belonging to the family Sarcoscyphaceae

Wynnea americana
noun a fungus composed of several apothecia that look like elongated rabbit ears; the sterile surface is dark brown and warty; the fertile surface is smooth and pinkish orange

Wynnea sparassoides
noun a fungus with a long solid stalk embedded in soil and a yellow-brown head shaped like a cauliflower

Wyoming
Equality State noun a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east

Wyomingite
noun a native or resident of Wyoming

Wyrd
Weird noun Fate personified; one of the three Weird Sisters

WYSIWYG
adjective relating to or being a word processing system that prints the text exactly as it appears on the computer screen

Wyszynski
Stefan Wyszynski noun Polish prelate who persuaded the Soviet to allow greater religious freedom in Poland (1901-1981)

wyvern
wivern noun a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs

xanthate
noun a salt or ester of xanthic acid

xanthelasma
noun xanthoma of the eyelids; occurs chiefly in the elderly

xanthic acid
noun any of a class of unstable organic acids containing sulphur

xanthine
noun crystalline oxidation product of the metabolism of nucleoproteins; precursor of uric acid; found in many organs and in urine

Xanthium
genus Xanthium noun coarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles

xanthoma
noun a skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules; sometimes attributable to disturbances of cholesterol metabolism

xanthoma disseminatum
noun rare chronic xanthoma of adults n which orange or brownish papules develop on many surfaces of the body

xanthomatosis
xanthoma multiplex noun widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism

xanthomonad
noun bacteria producing yellow non-water-soluble pigments; some pathogenic for plants

Xanthomonas
genus Xanthomonas noun a genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water

Xanthophyceae
class Xanthophyceae noun yellow-green algae

xanthophyll
xanthophyl noun yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks

xanthopsia
noun visual defect in which objects appear to have a yellowish hue; sometimes occurs in cases of jaundice

Xanthorrhoeaceae
family Xanthorrhoeaceae noun one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted

Xanthorroea
genus Xanthorroea noun grass trees; sometimes placed in family Xanthorrhoeaceae

xanthosis
noun an abnormal yellow discoloration of the skin

Xanthosoma
genus Xanthosoma noun tropical American tuberous perennials

Xantusiidae
family Xantusiidae noun night lizards

Xavier
Saint Francis Xavier noun Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552)

Xenarthra
suborder Xenarthra noun armadillos; American anteaters; sloths

Xenicidae
family Xenicidae noun alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens

Xenicus
genus Xenicus noun type genus for the Xenicidae

Xenicus gilviventris
noun short-tailed bird resembling a wren

xenogeneic
adjective denoting or relating to cells or tissues from individuals belonging to different species

xenolith
noun (geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded

xenon
Xe noun a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth`s atmosphere in trace amounts

Xenophanes
noun Greek philosopher (560-478 BC)

xenophobia
noun an irrational fear of foreigners or strangers

xenophobic
adjective suffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign

Xenophon
noun Greek general and historian; student of Socrates (430-355 BC)

Xenopodidae
family Xenopodidae noun in some classifications the family of the genus Xenopus which is otherwise included in the family Pipidae

Xenopus
genus Xenopus noun an African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae

Xenorhyncus
genus Xenorhyncus noun East Indian and Australian storks

Xenosauridae
family Xenosauridae noun monotypic family of Mexican lizards

Xenosaurus
genus Xenosaurus noun type and sole genus of Xenosauridae: slender-bodied Mexican lizards having the upper surface covered with tiny granules and tubercles

xenotime
noun a brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form

xenotransplant
xenotransplantation noun a surgical procedure in which tissue or whole organs are transfered from one species to another species

xeranthemum
noun any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers

xeric
adjective being deficient in moisture; `deserts provide xeric environments`

Xerobates
genus Xerobates noun possible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research

xeroderma
xerodermia noun a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin

xeroderma pigmentosum
noun a rare genetic condition characterized by an eruption of exposed skin occurring in childhood and photosensitivity with severe sunburn; inherited as a recessive autosomal trait in which DNA repair processes are defective so they are more likely to chromosome breaks and cancers when exposed to ultraviolet light