An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions. ''He approached the throne reverently.'' Other seats, ''particularly'': #A seat u [..]

Having been worked or prepared somehow. ''Is that fence made out of wrought iron?''

write ''We all wrote down the instructions.'' (informal,nonstandard) write

Incorrect or untrue. ''Some of your answers were correct, and some were wrong.'' * '''1592''',andare no longer in common use, except humorously; rather, the locutions “more wrong” and “most wrong [..]

Totally reprehensible. ''I hope they catch the person responsible for that heinous crime.'' ''The perpetrators of this heinous act must be brought to justice.'' ''The government denounced the [..]

Of, relating or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written) ''I can speak Japanese fairly well, but I have no understanding whatsoever of written Japanese.'' That was writte [..]

A person who writes, or produces literary work. ''Has your girlfriend written you a letter yet? She’s quite a writer!'' (historical) A clerk of a certain rank in the service of theeo|skribanto,e [..]

(ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate. (The pupil wrote his name on the paper.) (Your son has been writing on the wall.) (transitive) To be th [..]

To squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out. ''You must wring your wet jeans before hanging them out to dry.'' * Bible, Judg. vi. 38 *: He rose up early on the morrow, and thrust th [..]

To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another. ''This loom weaves yarn into sweaters.'' To spin a cocoon or a web. ''Spiders weave beautiful but deadly [..]