| writing committal to writing | the activity of putting something in written form, she did the thinking while he did the writing |
cryptography
coding
secret writing
steganography | act of writing in code or cipher |
written assignment
writing assignment | an assignment to write something |
writing authorship
composition penning | the act of creating written works, writing was a form of therapy for him, it was a matter of disputed authorship |
| lazy daisy stitch | long chain stitches arranged in flower patterns |
secretary
writing table
escritoire
secretaire | a desk used for writing |
| turntable lazy Susan | a revolving tray placed on a dining table |
| writing arm | an arm of a tablet-armed chair, widened to provide a writing surface |
| writing board | work surface consisting of a wide lightweight board that can be placed across the lap and used for writing |
| writing desk | a desk for writing (usually with a sloping top) |
| writing desk | a portable case containing writing materials and having a writing surface |
| writing implement | an implement that is used to write |
orthography
writing system | a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols |
cryptogram
cryptograph secret writing | a piece of writing in code or cipher |
| writing | letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language, he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show, the doctor's writing was illegible |
| picture writing | a writing system using pictographs |
alphabetic writing
alphabetic script | a writing system based on alphabetic characters |
writing
written material
piece of writing | 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 | (usually plural) the collected work of an author, the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings |
sacred text
sacred writing
religious writing
religious text | writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity |
writing style
literary genre
genre | a style of expressing yourself in writing |
| writing ink | any permanent or washable ink used with pens |
message pad
writing pad | a pad of paper on which messages can be written |
| writing paper | paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink, used for writing correspondence and manuscripts |
bone-idle
bone-lazy | constitutionally lazy or idle |
faineant
indolent
lazy
otiose
slothful
work-shy | disinclined to work or exertion, faineant kings under whose rule the country languished, an indolent hanger-on, too lazy to wash the dishes, shiftless idle youth, slothful employees, the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy |
| lazy | moving slowly and gently, up a lazy river, lazy white clouds, at a lazy pace |
graphic
graphical
in writing(p) | written or drawn or engraved, graphic symbols |
| on paper in writing | as written or printed, this is exactly what the composer had set down on paper |