| WRITE | • write v. (Transitive, intransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate. • write v. (Transitive) To be the author of (A book, article, poem, etc.). • write v. (Transitive) To send written information to. |
| COWRITE | • cowrite v. To write in collaboration with another person. • co-write v. Alternative spelling of cowrite. • COWRITE v. to collaborate in writing. |
| REWRITE | • rewrite n. The act of writing again or anew. • rewrite n. Something that has been written again. • rewrite v. (Transitive) To write again, differently; to modify (A piece of writing or music, etc.). |
| UNWRITE | • unwrite v. To erase; to revert to a state where (something) was never written. • unwrite v. To nullify. • unwrite v. To deconstruct. |
| MISWRITE | • miswrite v. (Transitive) To write incorrectly. • miswrite n. (Computing) A failed write operation. • MISWRITE v. to write incorrectly. |
| OUTWRITE | • outwrite v. (Transitive) To write more or better than. • outwrite v. (Obsolete) To transcribe, write out. • OUTWRITE v. to write better than. |
| PREWRITE | • prewrite v. (Transitive) To make a first draft of ideas and format for an essay, thesis, article, or book as a plan… • prewrite n. A first draft of a script, etc. • prewrite n. (Computing, databases) A write operation that is buffered instead of being applied directly to the database. |
| SKYWRITE | • skywrite v. To write a message in the sky using the trail of smoke from a moving airplane. • skywrite v. (Education) To spell a word by tracing it in the air with one’s finger. • SKYWRITE v. to write in the sky with vapour from a plane. |
| FREEWRITE | • freewrite v. (Writing) To write continuously for a set period of time without regard to spelling, grammar, or topic. • freewrite n. (Writing) Something that is freewritten. • FREEWRITE v. to write freely without stopping or thinking. |
| HANDWRITE | • handwrite v. To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed. • HANDWRITE v. to write by hand. |
| OVERWRITE | • overwrite v. (Transitive, computing) To destroy (older) data by recording new data over it. • overwrite v. (Transitive) To cover in writing; to write over the top of. • overwrite v. (Transitive, intransitive) To write too much. |
| TYPEWRITE | • typewrite v. (Transitive or intransitive) To type using a typewriter. • TYPEWRITE v. to write on a typewriter. |
| GHOSTWRITE | • ghostwrite v. (Authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works). • ghostwrite v. (Authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another. • ghost-write v. Alternative form of ghostwrite. |
| UNDERWRITE | • underwrite v. (Transitive) To write below or under; subscribe. • underwrite v. (Transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To subscribe (A document, policy etc.) with one’s name. • underwrite v. (Transitive) To sign; to put one’s name to. |