Category: w

W

wrench

Wrench

– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt (context:artifact)
    2. a jerky pulling movement (context:event)
    3. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments (context:state)
  • (verb)
    1. twist suddenly so as to sprain (context:body)
    2. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish (context:contact)
    3. twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates (context:contact)
    4. make a sudden twisting motion (context:motion)

– Sample : “wrench”

  • I turned my ankle and couldn’t walk for several days
  • The wrestler twisted his shoulder
  • Wring one’s hand
  • a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest
  • he was sidelined with a hamstring pull
  • the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
  • the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell
  • wrench a window off its hinges
  • wrench one’s ankle
  • wrench oneself free from somebody’s grip
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write-in

Write-in

– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot (context:act)
    2. a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters (context:person)

write-in

wtc

Wtc

– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 (context:artifact)

wtc

wrapper

Wrapper

– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. a loose dressing gown for women (context:artifact)
    2. cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person (context:artifact)
    3. the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped (context:artifact)

wrapper

wretch

Wretch

– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. someone you feel sorry for (context:person)
    2. performs some wicked deed (context:person)

wretch

writ of certiorari

Writ of certiorari

– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case (context:communication)

writ of certiorari

writing

Writing

– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. the activity of putting something in written form (context:act)
    2. the act of creating written works (context:act)
    3. letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language (context:communication)
    4. the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect) (context:communication)
    5. (usually plural) the collected work of an author (context:communication)

– Sample : “writing”

  • he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn’t show
  • it was a matter of disputed authorship
  • she did the thinking while he did the writing
  • that editorial was a fine piece of writing
  • the doctor’s writing was illegible
  • the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway’s writings
  • the writing in her novels is excellent
  • writing was a form of therapy for him
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