writing

(noun) the act of creating written works. Synonyms: authorship, composition, penning. Examples: "Writing was a form of therapy for him." "It was a matter of disputed authorship."

(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). Synonyms: written material, piece of writing. Examples: "The writing in her novels is excellent." "That editorial was a fine piece of writing."

(noun) (usually plural) the collected work of an author. Example: "The idea occurs with increasing frequency in hemingway's writings."

(noun) 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."

(noun) the activity of putting something in written form. Synonyms: committal to writing. Example: "She did the thinking while he did the writing."

(verb) produce a literary work. Synonyms: write, compose, pen, indite. Examples: "She composed a poem." "He wrote four novels."

(verb) communicate or express by writing. Synonyms: write. Example: "Please write to me every week."

(verb) have (one's written work) issued for publication. Synonyms: publish, write. Examples: "How many books did georges simenon write?." "She published 25 books during her long career."

(verb) communicate (with) in writing. Synonyms: write, drop a line. Example: "Write her soon, please!."

(verb) communicate by letter. Synonyms: write. Example: "He wrote that he would be coming soon."

(verb) write music. Synonyms: compose, write. Example: "Beethoven composed nine symphonies."

(verb) mark or trace on a surface. Synonyms: write. Examples: "The artist wrote chinese characters on a big piece of white paper." "Russian is written with the cyrillic alphabet."

(verb) record data on a computer. Synonyms: write, save. Example: "Boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk."

(verb) write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word). Synonyms: spell, write. Example: "He spelled the word wrong in this letter."

(verb) create code, write a computer program. Synonyms: write. Example: "She writes code faster than anybody else."