write

1. Produce a literary work (synset 201702148)
   "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
   referred to in: authorship, composition, penning, writing - the act of creating written works
   entail: spell, write - write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
   is a type of: create verbally - create with or from words
   subtypes:

   • draw - write a legal document or paper
   • lyric - write lyrics for (a song)
   • write about, write of, write on - write about a particular topic
   • profile - write about
   • paragraph - write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
   • paragraph - write about in a paragraph
   • write off - write something fluently, and without hesitation
   • dash off, fling off, knock off, scratch off, toss off - write quickly
   • rewrite - rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose
   • write copy - write for commercial publications
   • adopt, dramatise, dramatize - put into dramatic form
   • draft, outline - draw up an outline or sketch for something
   • poetise, poetize, verse, versify - compose verses or put into verse
   • author - be the author of
   • annotate, footnote - add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
   • cite, reference - refer to
   • write out, write up - put into writing; write in complete form
   • script - write a script for
   same as: compose, indite, pen
2. Communicate or express by writing (synset 200995046)
   "He wrote about his great love for his wife"
   is a type of: communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings
   subtypes:

   • write in - write to an organization
   • style - make consistent with certain rules of style
   • apostrophise, apostrophize - use an apostrophe
   • rewrite - write differently; alter the writing of
   • sign, subscribe - mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
   • type, typewrite - write by means of a keyboard with types
   • handwrite - write by hand
   • jot, jot down - write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
   • scrabble, scribble - write down quickly without much attention to detail
   • get down, put down, set down, write down - put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
   • cut, issue, make out, write out - make out and issue
   • write up - bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation
   verb group: drop a line, write - communicate (with) in writing
3. Communicate (with) in writing (synset 201009072)
   "Write her soon, please!"
   is a type of: correspond - exchange messages
   same as: drop a line
   verb group: write - communicate or express by writing
4. Write music (synset 201709353)
   "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
   referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
   is a type of: create, make - make or cause to be or to become
   subtypes:

   • counterpoint - write in counterpoint
   • set to music - write (music) for (a text)
   • arrange, set - adapt for performance in a different way
   • score - write a musical score for
   • melodise, melodize - supply a melody for
   • harmonise, harmonize - write a harmony for
   • instrument, instrumentate - write an instrumental score for
   same as: compose
5. Mark or trace on a surface (synset 201694952)
   "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"
   is a type of: delineate, describe, draw, line, trace - make a mark or lines on a surface
   subtypes:

   • dot - make a dot or dots
   • stenograph - write in shorthand
   • calligraph - write beautifully and ornamentally
   • cross - trace a line through or across
   • superscribe - write on the outside or upper part of
   • superscribe - write on the top or outside
   • capitalise, capitalize - write in capital letters
   • letter - mark letters on or mark with letters
   • print - write as if with print; not cursive
   • scrawl, scribble - write carelessly
   • copy - copy down as is
   • impress, print - reproduce by printing
6. Record data on a computer (synset 201000931)
   "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"
   referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
   is a type of: record, tape - register electronically
   subtypes: overwrite - write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data
   same as: save
7. Write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word) (synset 201703755)
   "He spelled the word wrong in this letter"
   subtypes:

   • spell out - spell fully and without abbreviating
   • hyphen, hyphenate - divide or connect with a hyphen
   same as: spell
8. Create code, write a computer program (synset 201696729)
   "She writes code faster than anybody else"
   is a type of: create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands

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