English-Thai Dictionary
writing
N การเขียน (ทำ เป็น อาชีพ kan-kian
writing
N ข้อเขียน เรื่อง ที่ เขียน งานเขียน composition literature kor-kian
writing
N ตัวหนังสือ ตัวเขียน character letter tua-nang-sue
writing
N ลายมือ handwriting lai-mue
writing desk
N โต๊ะเขียนหนังสือ to-kian-nang-sue
writing paper
N กระดาษ เขียนหนังสือ kra-dad-kian-nang-sue
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
WRITING
ppr. 1. Forming, as characters, with a pen, style or graver.
2. a. Used or intended for writing; as writing paper.
WRITING
n. 1. The act or art of forming letters and characters, on paper, wood, stone or other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and the words express, or of communicating them to others by visible signs. We hardly know which to admire most, the ingenuity or the utility of the art of writing.
2. Any thing written or expressed in letters; hence, any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an agreement, etc.
3. A book; any written composition; a pamphlet; as the writings of Addison.
4. An inscription. John 19:19.
5. Writings, plu. conveyances of lands; deeds; or any official papers.
WRITING-MASTER
n.One who teaches the art of penmanship.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
WRITING
WRITING Writ "ing, n.
1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and words express, or of communicating them to others by visible signs.
2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed in characters or letters; as: (a ) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an agreement, or the like. (b ) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a literary production; a book; as, the writings of Addison. (c ) An inscription. And Pilate wrote a title. .. And the writing was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. John xix. 19.
3. Handwriting; chirography. Writing book, a book for practice in penmanship. -- Writing desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon; also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a similar manner. -- Writing lark (Zoöl.), the European yellow-hammer; -- so called from the curious irregular lines on its eggs. [Prov. Eng. ] -- Writing machine. Same as Typewriter. -- Writing master, one who teaches the art of penmanship. -- Writing obligatory (Law ), a bond. -- Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with ink, usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized. -- Writing school, a school for instruction in penmanship. -- Writing table, a table fitted or used for writing upon.
New American Oxford Dictionary
writing
writ ing |ˈrītiNG ˈraɪdɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper and composing text: 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. 2 written work, esp. with regard to its style or quality: the writing is straightforward and accessible. • (writings ) books, stories, articles, or other written works: he was introduced to the writings of Gertrude Stein. • (the Writings ) the Hagiographa. 3 a sequence of letters, words, or symbols marked on paper or some other surface: a leather product with gold writing on it. • handwriting: his writing looked crabbed. PHRASES in writing in written form, esp. as proof of an agreement or grievance: he asked them to put their complaints in writing . the writing (or handwriting ) is on the wall see handwriting.
writing case
writ ¦ing case ▶noun a portable case for holding writing materials and paper.
writing desk
writ ing desk ▶noun a piece of furniture with a surface for writing on and with drawers and other compartments for pens and paper.
writing pad
writ ing pad ▶noun a pad of paper for writing on.
writing paper
writ ing pa per |ˈraɪdɪŋ ˌpeɪpər | ▶noun paper of good quality used for writing, esp. letter-writing.
Oxford Dictionary
writing
writ ¦ing |ˈrʌɪtɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the activity or skill of writing: parents want schools to concentrate on reading, writing, and arithmetic. • a sequence of letters, words, or symbols marked on a surface: a leather product with gold writing on it | he asked them to put their complaints in writing . • handwriting: his writing looked crabbed. 2 the activity or occupation of composing text for publication: she made a decent living from writing. • written work, especially with regard to its style or quality: the writing is straightforward and accessible. • (writings ) books, stories, or other written works: the writings of Gertrude Stein. • ( the Writings ) the Hagiographa. PHRASES the writing (or N. Amer. handwriting ) is on the wall there are clear signs that something unpleasant or unwelcome is going to happen: the writing was on the wall for the old system. [with biblical allusion to Dan. 5:5, 25 –8. ]
writing case
writ ¦ing case ▶noun a portable case for holding writing materials and paper.
writing desk
writ ¦ing desk ▶noun a piece of furniture with a surface for writing on and with drawers and other compartments for pens and paper.
writing pad
writ ¦ing pad ▶noun a pad of paper for writing on.
writing paper
writ ¦ing paper ▶noun [ mass noun ] paper of good quality used for writing, especially letter-writing.
American Oxford Thesaurus
writing
writing noun 1 I can't read his writing: handwriting, script, print, hand; penmanship, calligraphy, chirography; informal scribble, scrawl, chicken scratch. 2 (writings ) the writings of Woodrow Wilson: works, compositions, books, publications, oeuvre; papers, articles, essays. WORD LINKS graphology the study of handwriting Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
Oxford Thesaurus
writing
writing noun 1 his writing is much larger than mine: handwriting, hand, script, penmanship, pen, print, printing, longhand, calligraphy, chirography; letters; informal scribble, scrawl, fist. 2 (writings ) she has had published various writings on comparative education: compositions, works, oeuvre, opus, books, volumes, publications, titles, tomes; papers, articles, essays. PHRASES the writing on the wall omen, ill omen, bad omen, portent, sign, indication, presage, warning, forewarning, foreshadowing, forecast, harbinger, augury, threat, menace, signal, hint, straw in the wind; literary foretoken. WORD LINKS writing scriptorial relating to writing graphology study of handwriting palaeography study of ancient writing systems graphophobia fear of writing Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
writing
writ ing /ráɪtɪŋ /→write 名詞 複 ~s /-z /1 U 書かれた物 , 文書 ▸ the writing on the T-shirt Tシャツに書かれた文字 .2 a. U (特定の書き手の )著作 , 作品 ; 文体 , スタイル ▸ a great piece of writing 名著 ▸ simple and clear writing 飾らない明快な文体 .b. C 〖~s 〗(特定の書き手の )著作集 ; 作品群 ▸ the writings of Homer ホメロスの作品集 .3 U 書くこと ; (本などの )執筆 ; 著述業 ▸ practice English writing 英作文を練習する ▸ creative writing 創作 .4 U 〖通例one 's ~〗筆跡 , 書体 (handwriting ); 書法 ▸ I easily recognized his writing .彼の筆跡は簡単に見分けられた ▸ one's neat writing きれいな文字 .in wr í ting (正式の )文書 [書面 ]で ▸ put [give ] one's complaint in writing 苦情を文書にする .the wr ì ting (is ) on the w á ll ⦅ことわざ ⦆困難 [災い ]の前兆 (である ) 〘聖書より 〙.~́ c à se 筆記用具 [文房具 ]箱 .~́ d è sk [t à ble ]書き物机 .~́ ì nk (印刷用に対して )筆記用インク .~́ mat è rials 文具類, 筆記用具 .~́ p à per (上質の )筆記用紙 , 便箋 (びんせん ).