Writing
//ˈɹaɪtɪŋ//
Word Type
Noun
Verb
The word "writing" can be used as noun and verb.
Word Relationships
Typical Location
Capable Of
Causes
being written down carpal tunnel syndrome carpol tunnel syndrome catharsis change in government clarify thoughts communication cramp cramped hand creating prose documentation get hand tired getting published hand cramps hand gets tired hand to cramp up having alphabets on paper record ideas and thoughts recording information revolutions saving for later story text thinking use pen world to change wrist pain writer's cramp writers cramp
Derived Terms
automatic writing bookwriting brainwriting creative writing cyberwriting e-writing fanwriting food writing food-writing foodwriting footwriting freewriting gagwriting handwriting hymnwriting hyperwriting in writing kickwriting majuscule writing metawriting newswriting night writing nonwriting not worth writing home about packet writing patchwriting playwriting protowriting put in writing scorewriting screenwriting scriptwriting signwriting sky writing skywriting slate writing songwriting speechwriting speedwriting spirit writing sportswriting technical writing tendency writing the writing is on the wall typewriting wedge-writing writing arm writing board writing book writing desk writing hand writing implement writing lark writing machine writing master writing obligatory writing on the wall writing pad writing paper writing school writing spider writing table
Derived From
Distinct From
Inflected/Variant Forms
Has Part
Prerequisites
abilitity to express yourself clearly communication skils creativity hand hand and tool knowledge knowledge of grammar language language skills literacy one to know how to write paper paper and pen patience pen pen or pencil pen or pencil and paper pencil plenty of time skill skill and perseverance spelling thinking thought writing instrument
Has Property
Subevents
abbreviate acknowledge add cartoon add detail to plot add dialogue add drawing add ending add footnotes add new thought add notes add statistical analysis add statistics add to appendices add to appendix add to glossary appeal to all senses become wordy begin brainstorm breaking tip of pencil bring to close calculate effect carefully proofread change names to protect identities check accuracy check allusions check capitalization check dialogue check for commas check for continuity check for punctuation check grammar check illustrations check metaphors check quotes check references check spelling check statistics check with proofreader chew gum chew on pencil clarify clarify ideas clarity of thought clean up close eyes cogitate columnize consolidate correct penmanship create lead create theme define delete mistakes delete platitudinous ponderousities develop background drink drink coffee drink tea eat edit dialogue edit penmanship edit with proofreader marks eliminate redundancy end erasing examine penmanship expand explain why important explain why writing expostulate expound fictionalize find voice follow theme get new piece of paper give copy to proofreader give readers to identify with have plot have theme have to say initial insert footnotes insert proofreader's marks insert references insert statistics italicize keep reader in mind keep simple look for theme look up quotations look up words in thesaurus loose track of time make mistake make notes make plot more interesting mark words for bf mark words for bold mark words for italics master tools of trade munch nibble parallelism pencil breaks perfect penmanship pick nose plan ahead ponder populate page produce art and communicate ideas proofread reach conclusion read aloud read aloud for continuity read from source read notes rearrange paragraphs rearrange sentences rearrange words recap recapitulate reduce verbiage restore deleted writing review for credibility review theme rub eyes run out of ink search for errors seek confirmation singing snack sneeze stiffen up summarize take care with penmanship tell story tell what have written thicken plot think think ahead think of characters thinking thinking of things to write turn page type use calligraphy use eraser use pencil use words of power use worksheet visualize waffle watch for dangling modifiers watch for dangling participles wirter's block write by hand write with clarity write with joy
Broader Terms (Hypernyms)
Type Of (IsA)
activity activity on p c form of communication form of communication between people human activity important communication skill intelligent agent activity oeuvre producing written material series of marks on paper skill transmission of visual information verbal creation way to communicate ideas way to store information written communication
Related Terms
act action action pen activity adverb alphabet alphabet text alphabets and arithmetic arithmetic art article author author activity author does author job authoring authoring text authors authors action authors do authors job authors profession authors work authorship black black marks blanking block book book activity book creating book creation book production books books journals books newspapers but but on by hand by pen calligraphy character character sequence characters chicken chicken scratch classroom communicate communication communication form communication marks communication method communication paper communication written communications compose composing correspondence create create story creating creating book creating books creating novel creation creative creative act creative art cursive cursive action cursive block cursive hand cursive print cursive printing cursive script desk do document documentation does doing done done paper down draw drawing drawing symbols drawn english essay essay thing essays expression fingers font for communication form form communication forms from hand from pens function generic gerund gerund write graphical graphical communication graphical representation hand hand action hand activity hand done hand drawn hand marking hand movement hand printing hand scribble hand scribbling hand script hand text hand typing hand written handmade hands handwritten happening happening now hobby ideas in book in books in journals information ink ink action ink communication ink paper inky inky communication inscribing inscription intellectual intellectual activity job joined joined up jotting jotting down journal journals language language tool language use lead letter like like printing like typing lines lit lit hobby literal literal communication literary literary action literature longhand longhand communication longhand cursive longhand manuscript loops made making making book making books making marks making sentences making text manual manual communication manual typing manuscript manuscript paper many forms marking markings marks marks paper message method move move pen movement narrative newspapers nonverbal nonverbal expression notebook nothing novel novel making novels now on pages on paper on wall one of or print orthography out output page pages paper paper communication paper documentation paper marks paper pen paper pencil paper printing papers paragraphs pen pen action pen activity pen communication pen drawing pen function pen ink pen markings pen marks pen movement pen out pen output pen paper pen pencil pen pencils pen result pen scratching pen strokes pen text pen to pen usage pen use pen work pencil pencil action pencil activity pencil communicate pencil made pencil marks pencil paper pencil pen pencil scripting pencils penmanship penning pens pens paper pens pencils pictures poem poetry print printed printing printing cursive process process of production profession prose pushing pushing pencils read reading reading and reading arithmetic reading blanking reading communication recorded recorded information recording represent representation result right school school skill school subject school work schools scratch scratching scratching paper scrawling scribble scribbles scribbling scribbling down scribe script script text scripting scripture sending sending message sentences sequence shorter signature simpler skill something desk speaking speech squiggles squiggly squiggly lines stories storing storing information story story telling strokes students studying style subject symbol symbols telling text text generic thinking tool transcribing transcription type type pencil typewriter typing typing ideas up usage use use paper use pen use pencil uses uses pencils using using ink using pen using pencil using pens wall wiggles with hands with pen with pencil with typewriter work write write activity writer writhing writhing shorter writing implement written written communication written expression written form written language written text
Used For
authors buying from catalog communicate communicating communicating feelings to others communicating infomation communicating thoughts communicating with people communicating without speaking communication comunicating ideas conveying ideas conveying message creating record of events creative expression detailing history earning living education entertainment espressing information and facts explaining concepts expressing emotions expressing feelings fun humor information informing family members of personal news jotting notes leaving record passing on infromation pleasure preserving things for posterity producing masterworks of literature putting ideas down on paper recording data recording events recording information relaxation sharing intelligence telling story tracking statistics writing novel
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