nouns
the act of creating written works
"writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
"the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
(usually plural) the collected work of an author
"the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"
domain usage
the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
is a type of (narrower)
the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
"he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods"
is a type of (narrower)
communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
"he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"
is a type of (narrower)
communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
the activity of putting something in written form
"she did the thinking while he did the writing"