Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z writ A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something. writability The state or condition of being writable. writable Capable of being written. writation Writing, especially bad or pretentious writing. writative Inclined to much writing. write To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate. writeback An operation in which data previously read into a cache is written back to permanent storage. writebehind The operation of initially writing data to a cache and later copying it to permanent storage. writeblr A Tumblr blog focused on creative writing. writedown An adjustment; a precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down or entering an asset and its value; a reduction of an asset, written down or otherwise recorded as such. writee One who is written to; the recipient of a letter, etc. writemask A bitmask which controls which bits are written to a memory location during some operation. writeprint A forensic linguistic method used to identify authors by analyzing distinctive writing styles, serving as a digital fingerprint. writer A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer". writercraft penmanship; skill in writing; the art of writing writerdom The world or sphere of writers. writeress A female writer; an authoress. writerish Characteristic of a writer; writerly. writerless Without a writer. writerling A minor or petty writer. writerly Characteristic of a writer; using well-chosen words or well-crafted sentences. writership The position or office of a writer in the East India Company. writethrough An operation in which data written to a cache is then immediately copied to permanent storage, ensuring that cache and storage are always in agreement. writhe To twist, wring (something). writhedly In a writhed manner; twistedly. writhen Twisted, contorted. writheneck wryneck writher One who writhes. writhing Bended in twisting struggle. writhingly With a writhing motion. writhle to wrinkle, to shrink writhled wrinkled Writhlington A suburban area in Radstock parish, Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7054). writhy Characterized by or prone to writhing. writing Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning. writinger One who studies handwriting; a graphologist. writless Without a writ. writo An error made when writing by hand. writress A female writer; an authoress. written Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written). writtenness The quality of being written. Writtle A village and civil parish in Chelmsford district, Essex, England, west of the city of Chelmsford (OS grid ref TL6706). wrixle To exchange. Wrixon A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia. Wrobel A surname. Wrobleski A surname from Polish. Wroblewski A surname from Polish. wrock A genre of music produced by fans of the Harry Potter series, characterized by costumed performances and humorous lyrics about characters, settings, and plot elements from the series. Wrockwardine A village and civil parish in Telford and Wrekin district, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6212). Wroclavian Of, from or relating to Wrocław. Wroclaw Alternative (anglicized) spelling of Wrocław Wroe A surname. wroewolfeite A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Wrona A surname from Polish. wrong Incorrect or untrue. wrongamundo Wrong. wrongdo To do something wrong; to break a rule or offend. wrongdoer Someone who does wrong, whether morally, ethically, or in contravention of a law. wrongdoing Violation of standards of behavior. wrongdom An act or instance of wrong or wrongdoing; wrongness; error. wronger One who wrongs someone. wrongful wrong or unjust wrongfully In a wrongful manner; unjustly. wrongfulness The state or quality of being wrongful. wronghead A person of a perverse understanding or obstinate character. wrongheaded Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement. wrongheadedly In a wrongheaded manner. wrongheadedness The state of being wrongheaded. wronghearted Having wrong or perverse feelings. wronging An act by which somebody is wronged. wrongish Somewhat wrong. wrongless Not wrong; free from wrong wronglessly In a wrongless manner. wrongly In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice. wrongmaking That contributes to making a decision or action morally wrong. wrongminded Mistaken; characterized by faulty reasoning. wrongmindedly In a wrongminded manner. wrongmindedness The state or quality of being wrongminded; mistaken reasoning wrongness The quality of being wrong; error or fault. wrongo Synonym of wrong 'un (“dishonest or disreputable person”). wrongous Wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal. wrongously Wrongfully; in a wrongous (wrongful) manner. wrongousness The quality of being wrongous. wrongsome Marked by wrong or wrong-doing; characteristically wrong in essence or manner. wrongspeak Utterances that run contrary to the prevailing or mainstream orthodoxy, and may incur punishment such as ostracism. wrongtake To misunderstand or mistake wrongthink Beliefs or opinions that run contrary to the prevailing or mainstream orthodoxy. wrongthinker One who engages in wrongthink. wrongthought Synonym of wrongthink. wrongways Towards wrongdoing wrongwise In a wrong way or manner. Wronski A surname from Polish. Wronskian A determinant that is related to the linear independence of a set of solutions of a linear differential equation. wroo A corner; nook. wrooong Elongated form of wrong. wroten A surname. wroth Full of anger; wrathful. Wrotham A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6159). wrothily In a wrothy manner. wrothness The state, quality, or condition of being wroth; furiosity, anger. Wrottesley A surname. wrought Having been worked or prepared somehow. wroughten Synonym of wrought. wroughtiron Made of wrought iron. Wroughton A village and civil parish in Swindon district, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1480). Wroxall A village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ5579). Wroxeter A small village in Wroxeter and Uppington parish, Shropshire, England, originally a Roman settlement (OS grid ref SJ5608). Wroxham A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3017). Wroxton A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4141). Wrubel A surname from Polish. Wruck A surname from German. WRUD What are you doing? wruff The bark of a dog; arf, woof, ruff. wrungness The quality of being wrung. wry Turned away, contorted (of the face or body). wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis, a species of small bird in the plover family Charadriidae, unique in having a beak that is bent sideways, endemic to New Zealand. Wrye A surname. wrylie A parenthetical direction in a screenplay, especially in an instance of overuse. wryly In a wry or sarcastic manner; ironically. wrymouth Cryptacanthodes maculatus, a slim, eel-like fish. wryneck Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging. wrynecked torticollic wryness The state of being wry wrytail A condition in cattle where the base of the tail is set at an angle to the backbone. Wrythe A suburban area (district) of Carshalton in the Borough of Sutton, Greater London. Wrzesinski A surname from Polish. WSC Written Standard Chinese, Mandarin, Putonghua, Guoyu Wschowa A town in southwestern Poland. WSOP Any of the series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas since 2005. WSS Windows SharePoint Services, former name of Microsoft SharePoint Foundation WSTA West Sussex Teachers Association. wtf Where the fuck, why the fuck, when the fuck, or who the fuck. WTFery Blatant absurdity, stupidity, or surreality; nonsense. WTFO what the fuck, over! wtfpwn To dominate or defeat thoroughly (as in a video game). WTFromantic Unable to distinguish romantic attraction from platonic attraction in oneself. WTK Sun Java wireless toolkit WTS want to show (generally preceding a theorem that will subsequently be proved) wu A Chinese shaman. Wuanita A female given name. wub Love. WUBA Originally referred to the everyday academic attire of midshipmen. wubangziside A xanthone found in plants of the Polygala genus. Wubben A surname from Dutch. Wubi A Chinese text input method based on the structure of characters rather than their pronunciation. wubstep A subgenre of dubstep created by MDK, descended from 2-step garage. Wubu A county of Yulin, Shaanxi, China. Wubuy Synonym of Nunggubuyu. Wuchang A district of Wuhan, Hubei, China. wuchereriasis infection by the nematode Wuchereria bancrofti