| wrist watch |
a timepiece attached to a strap or band and worn around the wrist. |
| writ |
a formal legal order, issued by a court or other public authority, directing the person to whom it is addressed to do or not do some specified act. [2 definitions] |
| writable |
combined form of write. |
| write |
to form (letters, words, symbols, or characters) on a surface with a pen, pencil, typewriter, or other instrument. [8 definitions] |
| write-down |
in finance, a reduction in the book value of an inventory item or other asset because of depreciation or a decrease in market price. |
| write down |
to write (something) in order to make a record of it or study it at a later time. |
| write-in |
a candidate who has not been formally nominated and whose name is not on the ballot but must be added by the voter. [3 definitions] |
| write-off |
the removal of an item from a business account, usu. as a loss. [2 definitions] |
| write off |
to consider to be lost or not worthy of consideration. |
| write out |
to write in full. |
| writer |
one who writes or is capable of writing. [2 definitions] |
| writer's cramp |
a cramp in the hand, esp. in the muscles of the thumb and forefinger, that results from prolonged writing. |
| write-up |
a usu. favorable report, review, biographical sketch, interview, or the like published in a newspaper or magazine. |
| write up |
to record or describe in writing, esp. in detail. |
| writhe |
to twist and turn the body as in pain, discomfort, struggle, or embarrassment; squirm. [5 definitions] |
| writing |
the process, art, or profession of one who writes. [4 definitions] |
| writ of certiorari |
a legal order sent from a higher court to a lower court, requesting, for review, the transcript of a case tried in the lower court. |
| writ of habeas corpus |
a legal order calling for a detained person to be brought before a court, designed to insure against unlawful detention or imprisonment. |
| writ of mandamus |
a formal order sent from a higher court to a public official or lower court to carry out a specified action. |
| written |
past participle of write. [2 definitions] |
| wrong |
not true, factual, or correct. [13 definitions] |