n. [ Cart + wright. ] An artificer who makes carts; a cart maker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Same as Kauri. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n.; pl. Cowries [ Hind. kaurī. ] (Zool.) A marine shell of the genus Cypræa. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ There are numerous species, many of them ornamental. Formerly Cypræa moneta and several other species were largely used as money in Africa and some other countries, and they are still so used to some extent. The value is always trifling, and varies at different places. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To write (a book, article, speech, etc.) for someone else; -- the written material appears under the name of the person for whom it was written.
Syn. -- ghost. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who ghost-writes (a book, article, etc.) for someone else. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or person; chirography. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is written by hand; manuscript. [ 1913 Webster ]

The handwriting on the wall, a doom pronounced; an omen of disaster. Dan. v. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. written by hand.
Syn. -- handwritten. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A builder of houses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A mechanic whose occupation is to build mills, or to set up their machinery. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To write incorrectly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who gathers news for, and writes, news-letters, articles in news periodicals, or items for broadcast on news programs. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. t. To exceed or excel in writing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A maker or adapter of plays. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writer of plays; a dramatist; a playwright. Lecky. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. One who makes or repairs plows. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To write again. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One whose occupation is to construct ships; a builder of ships or other vessels. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who writes short stories, as for magazines. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An historian; a chronicler. [ Obs. ] “Rathums, the story-writer.” 1 Esdr. ii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To write with a typewriter. [ Recent ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An instrument for writing by means of type, a typewheel, or the like, in which the operator makes use of a sort of keyboard, in order to obtain printed impressions of the characters upon paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who uses such an instrument. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or art of using a typewriter; also, a print made with a typewriter. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Underwrote Obs. Underwrit p. p. Underwritten Obs. Underwrit; p. pr. & vb. n. Underwriting. ] 1. To write under something else; to subscribe. [ 1913 Webster ]

What addition and change I have made I have here underwritten. Bp. Sanderson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To subscribe one's name to for insurance, especially for marine insurance; to write one's name under, or set one's name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of becoming answerable for loss or damage, on consideration of receiving a certain premium per cent; as, individuals, as well as companies, may underwrite policies of insurance. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

The broker who procures the insurance ought not, by underwriting the policy, to deprive the parties of his unbiased testimony. Marshall. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To practice the business of insuring; to take a risk of insurance on a vessel or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who underwrites his name to the conditions of an insurance policy, especially of a marine policy; an insurer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The business of an underwriter, [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ AS. onwreón; on- (see 1st Un-) + wreón to cover. ] To uncover. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + wrinkle. ] To reduce from a wrinkled state; to smooth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + write. ] To cancel, as what is written; to erase. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Not written; not reduced to writing; oral; as, unwritten agreements. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Containing no writing; blank; as, unwritten paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Unwritten doctrines (Theol.), such doctrines as have been handed down by word of mouth; oral or traditional doctrines. --
Unwritten law. [ Cf. L. lex non scripta. ] That part of the law of England and of the United States which is not derived from express legislative enactment, or at least from any enactment now extant and in force as such. This law is now generally contained in the reports of judicial decisions. See Common law, under Common. --
Unwritten laws, such laws as have been handed down by tradition or in song. Such were the laws of the early nations of Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]

See accommodating.
See aching.
See ailing.
See aiming.
See alarming.
See altering.
See appreciating.
See approving.
See aspiring.
See assisting.
See attempting.
See attending.
See bearing.
See befitting.
See beginning.
See believing.
See bleaching.
See bleeding.
See blemishing.
See blenching.
See blossoming.
See blushing.
See boding.
See branching.
See breathing.
See burning.
See calculating.
See ceasing.
See changing.
See charming.
See communicating.
See complaining.
See complying.
See conceiving.
See conducing.
See confessing.
See conniving.
See consenting.
See considering.
See conspiring.
See consulting.
See consuming.
See contending.
See contriving.
See conversing.
See convincing.
See dawning.
See decaying.
See delaying.
See depending.
See derogating.
See deserving.
See desiring.
See despairing.
See detesting.
See deviating.
See differencing.
See discerning.
See discording.
See discriminating.
See disobliging.
See dispensing.
See dissembling.
See dissolving.
See distinguishing.
See distracting.
See disturbing.
See doubting.
See dreading.
See drooping.
See ebbing.
See echoing.
See edifying.
See ending.
See enduring.
See engaging.
See enjoying.
See entering.
See enterprising.
See entertaining.
See envying.
See existing.
See fadging.
See fading.
See fainting.
See faltering.
See fearing.
See feigning.
See fighting.
See fitting.
See flagging.
See flattering.
See flinching.
See folding.
See forbearing.
See foreboding.
See foreseeing.
See forgiving.
See giving.
See grudging.
See harming.
See heeding.
See hesitating.
See hoping.
See hurting.
See importing.
See imposing.
See improving.
See interesting.
See intermitting.
See intoxicating.
See inviting.
See jarring.
See laboring.
See lingering.
See listening.
See loving.
See meddling.
See meriting.
See mistrusting.
See moving.
See murmuring.
See obliging.
See observing.
See offending.
See opening.
See pardoning.
See paying.
See perceiving.
See performing.
See perishing.
See pitying.
See pleasing.
See possessing.
See preaching.
See prepossessing.
See presuming.
See pretending.
See prevailing.
See prevaricating.
See profiting.
See promising.
See proving.
See quailing.
See questioning.
See reasoning.
See recalling.
See reclining.
See recurring.
See referring.
See reflecting.
See refunding.
See refusing.
See rejoicing.
See relaxing.
See relishing.
See remembering.
See repenting.
See repining.
See reproving.
See repulsing.
See resisting.
See resolving.
See resting.
See returning.
See rewarding.
See sanctifying.
See satisfying.
See searching.
See seeing.
See setting.
See shrinking.
See sinking.
See sleeping.
See slipping.
See slumbering.
See speaking.
See stinting.
See stirring.
See stooping.
See submitting.
See sufficing.
See suiting.
See surging.
See suspecting.
See sweating.
See swerving.
See sympathizing.
See tasting.
See thriving.
See tiring.
See toiling.
See trading.
See trembling.
See trespassing.
See trifling.
See vacillating.
See varying.
See walking.
See wandering.
See waning.
See wasting.
See wavering.
See weeping.
See winking.
See winning.
See withdrawing.
See withering.
See wondering.
See working.
See writing.
See yielding.
----- and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

The above classes of words are unlimited in extent, and such compounds may be formed by any writer or speaker at will from almost all the adjectives or participles in the language, excepting those which have a recognized and usual negative correspondent with the prefix -in. No attempt will be made, therefore, to define them all in this Dictionary; many will be omitted from its Vocabulary which are negations of the simple word, and are readily explained by prefixing a not to the latter. Derivatives of these words in -ly and -ness will also, for the most part, be omitted for the same or similar reasons. [ 1913 Webster ]

There will be inserted as separate articles with definitions, the following: -- [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Those which have acquired an opposed or contrary, instead of a merely negative, meaning; as, unfriendly, ungraceful, unpalatable, unquiet, and the like; or else an intensive sense more than a prefixed not would express; as, unending, unparalleled, undisciplined, undoubted, unsafe, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Those which have the value of independent words, inasmuch as the simple words are either not used at all, or are rarely, or at least much less frequently, used; as, unavoidable, unconscionable, undeniable, unspeakable, unprecedented, unruly, and the like; or inasmuch as they are used in a different sense from the usual meaning of the primitive, or especially in one of the significations of the latter; as, unaccountable, unalloyed, unbelieving, unpretending, unreserved, and the like; or inasmuch as they are so frequently and familiarly used that they are hardly felt to be of negative origin; as, uncertain, uneven, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Those which are anomalous, provincial, or, for some other reason, not desirable to be used, and are so indicated; as, unpure for impure, unsatisfaction for dissatisfaction, unexpressible for inexpressible, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

II. Un- is prefixed to nouns to express the absence of, or the contrary of, that which the noun signifies; as, unbelief, unfaith, unhealth, unrest, untruth, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Compounds of this last class are given in full in their proper order in the Vocabulary. [ 1913 Webster ]

See obnoxious.
See observable.
See observant.
See obstructive.
See obvious.
See official.
See officious.
See oppressive.
See ordinary.
See ordinate.
See original.
See ornamental.
See orthodox.
See ostentatious.
See pacifiable.
See pacific.
See painful.
See palatable.
See parallelable.
See pardonable.
See partable.
See participant.
See passionate.
See pastoral.
See pathetic.
See patriotic.
See peaceable.
See peaceful.
See pedantic.
See perceivable.
See perceptible.
See perilous.
See permanent.
See personable.
See perspirable.
See persuadable.
See persuasive.
See philanthropic.
See philosophic.
See philosophical.
See physical.
See picturesque.
See pierceable.
See pitiful.
See plain.
See plausible.
See plausive.
See pleadable.
See pleasurable.
See pliable.
See pliant.
See plumb.
See poetic.
See poetical.
See political.
See popular.
See populous.
See portable.
See potable.
See precarious.
See precise.
See pregnant.
See prejudicate.
See prelatical.
See premeditable.
See presentable.
See preservable.
See presumptuous.
See pretentious.
See pretty.
See prevalent.
See priestly.
See primitive.
See princely.
See procurable.
See producible.
See productive.
See professional.
See profitable.
See prolific.
See pronounceable.
See prophetic.
See propitious.
See proportionable.
See proportionate.
See prosperous.
See provable.
See punctilious.
See punctual.
See punishable.
See pure.
See qualifiable.
See quenchable.
See quiet.
See rational.
See readable.
See reasonable.
See recallable.
See reclaimable.
See recognizable.
See reconcilable.
See recoverable.
See recumbent.
See reformable.
See refusable.
See regardable.
See regardant.
See relative.
See relievable.
See reluctant.
See remarkable.
See remediable.
See rememberable.
See remorseful.
See removable.
See remunerative.
See repairable.
See repealable.
See repentant.
See reprovable.
See repugnant.
See requisite.
See requitable.
See resolvable.
See respectable.
See restful.
See retentive.
See returnable.
See revengeful.
See ridable.
See ridiculous.
See rightful.
See romantic.
See rough.
See royal.
See ruinable.
See ruly.
See sacrificial.
See safe.
See sage.
See sailable.
See salable.
See sane.
See sanguine.
See sanitary.
See satisfactory.
See satisfiable.
See saturable.
See savory.
See scalable.
See scaly.
See scholarly.
See scholastic.
See scientific.
See scornful.
See scriptural.
See sculptural.
See seaworthy.
See sectarian.
See secular.
See sedentary.
See selfish.
See sentient.
See sentimental.
See serviceable.
See severe.
See shamefaced.
See shamefast.
See shapely.
See shy.
See sick.
See sicker.
See sightly.
See simple.
See sinewy.
See sizable.
See sleek.
See slumberous.
See sly.
See smooth.
See smotherable.
See smutty.
See sober.
See sociable.
See social.
See solemn.
See soliciutous.
See solvable.
See speakable.
See speedy.
See spiritual.
See spontaneous.
See sportful.
See sportsmanlike.
See statutable.
See steadfast.
See steady.
See stormy.
See stout.
See strong.
See subduable.
See subject.
See submissive.
See subordinate.
See substantial.
See successive.
See succorable.
See suggestive.
See suitable.
See sunny.
See superfluous.
See supple.
See sure.
See surpassable.
See susceptible.
See suspect.
See suspectable.
See suspicious.
See sustainable.
See sweet.
See syllogistical.
See symbolic.
See sympathetic.
See systematic.
See tamable.
See tame.
See teachable.
See technical.
See tellable.
See tenable.
See tender.
See terrestrial.
See terrific.
See thankful.
See theological.
See thinkable.
See thirsty.
See thorny.
See thoughtful.
See tidy.
See tillable.
See toothsome.
See touchable.
See traceable.
See tractable.
See tragic.
See tranquil.
See transferable.
See translatable.
See transmutable.
See transparent.
See transpassable.
See traversable.
See tremulous.
See trimphant.
See trustworthy.
See trusty.
See tumultous.
See tunable.
See uniform.
See usable.
See useful.
See vanquishable.
See variant.
See venerable.
See venomous.
See veracious.
See verdant.
See veritable.
See vigilant.
See vigorous.
See virtuous.
See vital.
See vitrifiable.
See vocal.
See voidable.
See voluptuous.
See voyageable.
See vulgar.
See walkable.
See warlike.
See watchful.
See watery.
See wealthy.
See wearable.
See weary.
See welcome.
See wet.
See wholesome.
See wieldsome.
See willful.
See wily.
See witty.
See womanly.
See workable.
See workmanlike.
See worldly.
See worshipful.
See wrathful.
See writable.
See zealous.
------ and the like.
[ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes wagons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Wagonwright. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A man whose occupation is to make or repair wheels and wheeled vehicles, as carts, wagons, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & v. See Wry. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To wriggle. [ Obs. ] Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Wriggled p. pr. & vb. n. Wriggling ] [ Freq. of wrig, probably from OE. wrikken to move to and fro; cf. LG. wriggeln, D. wrikken, Sw. vricka, Dan. vrikke. ] To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about. [ 1913 Webster ]

Both he and successors would often wriggle in their seats,
as long as the cushion lasted. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm. [ 1913 Webster ]

Covetousness will wriggle itself out at a small hole. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wriggling his body to recover
His seat, and cast his right leg over. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible. [ Obs. ] “Their wriggle tails.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Act of wriggling; a short or quick writhing motion or contortion. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

[ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, wriggles. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. wrighte, writhe, AS. wyrtha, fr. wyrcean to work. √145. See Work. ] One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was a well good wright, a carpenter. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A rare alkaloid found in the bark of an East Indian apocynaceous tree (Wrightia antidysenterica), and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. It was formerly used as a remedy for diarrhœa. Called also conessine, and neriine. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Wrung Obs. Wringed p. pr. & vb. n. Wringing. ] [ OE. wringen, AS. wringan; akin to LG. & D. wringen, OHG. ringan to struggle, G. ringen, Sw. vränga to distort, Dan. vringle to twist. Cf. Wrangle, Wrench, Wrong. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing. “Earnestly wringing Waverley's hand.” Sir W. Scott. “Wring him by the nose.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ His steed ] so sweat that men might him wring. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

The king began to find where his shoe did wring him. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

The priest shall bring it [ a dove ] unto the altar, and wring off his head. Lev. i. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, to pain; to distress; to torment; to torture. [ 1913 Webster ]

Too much grieved and wrung by an uneasy and strait fortune. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Didst thou taste but half the griefs
That wring my soul, thou couldst not talk thus coldly. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To distort; to pervert; to wrest. [ 1913 Webster ]

How dare men thus wring the Scriptures? Whitgift. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to squeeze or press (out); hence, to extort; to draw forth by violence, or against resistance or repugnance; -- usually with out or form. [ 1913 Webster ]

Your overkindness doth wring tears from me. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

He rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece. Judg. vi. 38. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order to enforce compliance. [ 1913 Webster ]

To wring the widow from her 'customed right. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The merchant adventures have been often wronged and wringed to the quick. Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Naut.) To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To writhe; to twist, as with anguish. [ 1913 Webster ]

'T is all men's office to speak patience
To those that wring under the load of sorrow. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Look where the sister of the king of France
Sits wringing of her hands, and beats her breast. Marlowe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Shipbuilding) A bolt used by shipwrights, to bend and secure the planks against the timbers till they are fastened by bolts, spikes, or treenails; -- not to be confounded with ringbolt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, wrings; hence, an extortioner. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A machine for pressing water out of anything, particularly from clothes after they have been washed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. from Wring, v. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wringing machine, a wringer. See Wringer, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Wringstaves (Shipbuilding) A strong piece of plank used in applying wringbolts. [ 1913 Webster ]