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print
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- pronunciation:
- prInt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- in print, out of print, print out
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
prints, printing, printed |
| definition 1: |
to reproduce (text or pictures) by transferring ink to a surface by means of mechanical pressure.
Only a few copies of the book were ever printed.- similar words:
- copy, manifold, mimeograph, offset, photocopy, transfer, Xerox
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| definition 2: |
to write (something) in characters like those of printed type.
Children usually learn to print words before they learn to join their letters in a cursive writing style.The little girl printed her name at the top of her paper before giving it to her teacher.- similar words:
- write
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| definition 3: |
to prepare and reproduce for distribution; publish.
All of the newspapers in the state printed the story about the mine collapse.- synonyms:
- publish
- similar words:
- issue, report, run
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| definition 4: |
to transfer (a photograph) to paper by means of light transmitted through a negative image.
The photography lab printed copies of the wedding pictures. |
| definition 5: |
in computers, to reproduce (data) in readable form on paper, by means of a printer (often fol. by "out").
I've written my paper on the computer, but I still need to print it out. |
| related words: |
cap, capitalize, carry, develop, issue, offset, stamp, transfer |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to produce a shape, design, image, or text using a machine or other device, esp. as an occupation or trade.
The photographer printed the photos using high quality paper.- similar words:
- offset, publish
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| definition 2: |
to write in characters like those of printed type.
The instructions on the medical form ask people to print clearly.- similar words:
- write
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| related words: |
offset, publish |
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| phrase: |
print out |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
printed letters or text.
The print was so small it was hard to read.- similar words:
- font, type, typeface
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| definition 2: |
a publication, with letters like those of a typewriter, such as a magazine or newspaper.
The photo of the crash-landed plane was in all the prints this week.- similar words:
- journal, magazine, newspaper, periodical
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| definition 3: |
a shape marked onto or indented into a surface.
Her hand left a print in the wet cement.- synonyms:
- imprint
- similar words:
- impression, indentation, mark, stamp
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| definition 4: |
a picture or design made by altering the texture of a hard surface and using it to print colors and shapes.
The prints of her woodcuts hang in the gallery.- similar words:
- etching, lithograph, transfer
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| definition 5: |
a photograph reproduced on paper.
I'm going to send a print of the photograph to each of my relatives.- similar words:
- copy, photograph, proof, still
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| definition 6: |
a fabric or article of clothing covered with a dyed pattern, or the pattern itself.
In upholstery, do you prefer the prints or the solids?The curtains have a floral print.- similar words:
- design, motif, pattern
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| related words: |
cap, design, graphic, positive, proof, transfer, type |
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| phrase: |
in print, out of print |
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