WRITING
WRITING, participle present tense1. Forming, as characters, with a pen, style or graver.2.adjective Used or intended for writing; as writing paper.WRITING, noun1. The act or art...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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WRITING-MASTER
WRITING-MASTER, noun One who teaches the art of penmanship.
WRITTEN
WRITTEN, participle passive Expressed in letters.WRITTEN laws, statutes; laws enacted by the supreme power and recorded; as contradistinguished from unwritten or common law.
WRIZZLED
WRIZZLED, for writhled. [Not in use.]
WROKEN
WROKEN, for wreaked. [Not in use.]
WRONG
WRONG, adjective Literally wrung, twisted or turned from a straight line or even surface. Hence,1. Not physically right; not fit or suitable; as the wrong side of a garment. You...
WRONG-DOER
WRONG-DOER, noun One who injures another, or does wrong.
WRONG-DOING
WRONG-DOING, noun Evil or wicked act or action.
WRONGED
WRONGED, participle passive Treated unjustly; injured.
WRONGER
WRONGER, noun One who injures another.
WRONGFUL
WRONGFUL, adjective Injurious unjust; as a wrongful taking of property; wrongful dealing.
WRONGFULLY
WRONGFULLY, adverb Unjustly; in a manner contrary to the moral law or to justice; as, to accuse one wrongfully; to suffer wrongfully
WRONGHEAD
WRONGHEAD, WRONGHEADED, adjective [wrong and head.] Wrong in opinion or principle; having a perverse understanding; perverse.
WRONGHEADED
WRONGHEAD, WRONGHEADED adjective [wrong and head.] Wrong in opinion or principle; having a perverse understanding; perverse.
WRONGHEADEDNESS
WRONGHEADEDNESS, noun Perverseness; erroneousness.
WRONGLESSLY
WRONGLESSLY, adverb Without injury to any one. [Not used.]
WRONGLY
WRONGLY, adverb In a wrong manner; unjustly; amiss. He judges wrongly of my motives.
WRONGNESS
WRONGNESS, noun Wrong disposition; error.
WROTE
WROTE, preterit tense of write. He wrote a letter yesterday. Herodotus wrote his history more than two thousand years ago. [Note. wrote is now used as the participle.]
WROTH
WROTH, adjective Rauth. [See Wrath.] Very angry; much exasperated.Cain was very wroth and his countenance fell. Genesis 4:5.I was wroth with my people. Isaiah 47:6.[An excellent...
WROUGHT
WROUGHT, preterit tense and participle passive of work. raut.1. Worked; formed by work or labor; as wrought iron.2. Effected; performed.She hath wrought a good work upon me. Mat...
WRUNG
WRUNG, pre. and participle passive of wring.
WRY
WRY, adjective1. Twisted; turned to one side; distorted; as a wry neck; a wry mouth.2. Deviating from the right direction; as wry words.3. Wrested; perverted; as, to put a wry s...
WRYNECK
WRYNECK, noun [wry and neck.]1. A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side, and at the same time somewhat forwards.2. A disease of the spasm...
WRYNECKED
WRYNECKED, adjective Having a distorted neck.
WRYNESS
WRYNESS, adjective The state of being wry or distorted.
WYCH-ELM
WYCH-ELM, noun A variety of the elm, or a peculiar species, (Ulmus glabra.)