Script - English meaning

noun

A signature, especially that of a celebrity written as a memento for an admirer.

Usage examples:

Fans surged around the car asking for autographs

verb

Write one's signature on (something); sign.

Usage examples:

The whole team autographed a shirt for him

adjective

Written in the author's own handwriting.

Usage examples:

An autograph manuscript

noun

A written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers.

Usage examples:

A book of selected poems

verb

Reserve (accommodation, a place, etc.); buy (a ticket) in advance.

Usage examples:

I have booked a table at the swan

noun

Decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering.

Usage examples:

A label written in admirable calligraphy

noun

The art of producing beautiful writing, often created with a special pen or brush

noun

Handwriting, especially as distinct from typography.

Usage examples:

It does, indeed contribute to render spoken discourse more effective, but so does elegant chirograp…

noun

A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film.

Usage examples:

The book consisted of a series of dialogues

verb

Take part in a conversation or discussion to resolve a problem.

Usage examples:

He stated that he wasn't going to dialogue with the guerrillas

noun

Conversation between the characters in a story, such as in a book or movie

Usage examples:

[ u ] oscar wilde’s plays are famous for their witty dialogue., [ c ] we have held a number of meet…

noun

A person's hand when the fingers are bent in towards the palm and held there tightly, typically in order to strike a blow or grasp something.

Usage examples:

She pummelled him furiously with her fists

verb

Strike with the fist.

Usage examples:

He fisted a goal-bound shot over the bar

noun

The end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb.

Usage examples:

He was leading her by the hand

verb

Pick (something) up and give it to (someone).

Usage examples:

He handed each man a glass

noun

The part of the body at the end of the arm that includes the fingers and is used for holding, moving, touching, and feeling things

Usage examples:

Keep both hands on the steering wheel., when eating, most americans hold the fork in their right ha…

noun

Writing with a pen or pencil.

Usage examples:

This method of duplicating can reproduce typewriting, handwriting, or drawings

noun

A person’s style of writing done with a pen or pencil

Usage examples:

His handwriting is so sloppy it’s hard to read.

noun

A character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet.

Usage examples:

A capital letter

verb

Inscribe letters or writing on.

Usage examples:

Her name was lettered in gold

noun

The text of an opera or other long vocal work.

Usage examples:

Whether in opera libretti from mozart to verdi or in the wind and percussion sections of the modern…

noun

The words that are sung or spoken in an opera or similar musical performance

noun

A long, narrow mark or band.

Usage examples:

A row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line

verb

Stand or be positioned at intervals along.

Usage examples:

A processional route lined by people waving flags

verb

Cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material.

Usage examples:

A basket lined with polythene

noun

Ordinary handwriting (as opposed to shorthand, typing, or printing).

Usage examples:

He wrote out the reply in longhand

noun

Writing done by hand usually with a pen or pencil

Usage examples:

He wrote the confession in longhand and signed it.

noun

Ordinary writing by hand

noun

A lyric poem or verse.

Usage examples:

An edition of horace's lyrics

noun

A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.

Usage examples:

An illuminated manuscript

noun

The original copy of a book or article before it is printed

Usage examples:

The author’s manuscript ran to over 1000 pages.

noun

An amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something.

Usage examples:

Divide the circle into three equal parts

verb

(of two things) move away from each other.

Usage examples:

His lips parted in a smile

adverb

To some extent; partly (often used to contrast different parts of something)

Usage examples:

The city is now part slum, part consumer paradise

noun

An instrument for writing or drawing with ink, typically consisting of a metal nib or ball, or a nylon tip, fitted into a metal or plastic holder.

Usage examples:

These include a cuddly toy, a ball, pens, pencils and paper, a toothbrush and toothpaste.

verb

Write or compose.

Usage examples:

Olivia penned award-winning poetry

verb

Put or keep (an animal) in a pen.

Usage examples:

It was the practice to pen the sheep for clipping

noun

The art or skill of writing by hand.

Usage examples:

Exercises in penmanship

noun

The number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by a team or an individual.

Usage examples:

The final score was 4–3 to royston

verb

Gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game.

Usage examples:

Mccartney scored a fine goal

verb

A number that expresses accomplishment in a game or contest

verb

Write (something) in a hurried, careless way.

Usage examples:

Charlie scrawled his signature

noun

An example of hurried, careless writing.

Usage examples:

The page was covered in scrawls and doodles

verb

Write carelessly

noun

The script of a film, including acting instructions and scene directions.

Usage examples:

It was through laurent that i started writing screenplays for short films.

noun

A story written with the words to be spoken by actors on television or in a movie

verb

Write or draw (something) carelessly or hurriedly.

Usage examples:

He took the clipboard and scribbled something illegible

noun

A piece of writing or a picture produced carelessly or hurriedly.

Usage examples:

Illegible scribbles

verb

Card (wool, cotton, etc.) coarsely.

Usage examples:

The machine was installed by the owners to scribble wool brought in by customers

noun

A book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form.

Usage examples:

A text which explores pain and grief

verb

Send (someone) a text message.

Usage examples:

If she was going to go she would have texted us

noun

A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.

Usage examples:

I don't like the word ‘unofficial’

verb

Express (something spoken or written) in particular words.

Usage examples:

He words his request in a particularly ironic way

exclamation

Used to express agreement or affirmation.

Usage examples:

Word, that's a good record, man

noun

The activity or skill of writing.

Usage examples:

Parents want schools to concentrate on reading, writing, and arithmetic

verb

Mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement.

Usage examples:

He wrote his name on the paper

noun

A person’s style of forming letters and words with a pen or pencil, or something written

Usage examples:

Do you recognize the writing on the envelope?, there was writing in the margins of many pages in th…