(linguistics) A system for writing one or more languages; a particular alphabetic, syllabic, logographic, or other scheme. For example, the Latin alphabet or the Cyrillic alphabet.

plural of automatic writing

A system of code using symbols of twelve dots arranged as two columns of six dots embossed on a square of paperboard, designed to allow military communication without light or noise. It is the forerunner of braille.

plural of writing on the wall

Paper designed to be written on with ink; it may be ruled or unruled.

Writing composed wholly of capital letters, especially the style which prevailed in Europe from the third to the sixth century.

(idiomatic) An ominous warning; a prediction of bad luck.

A collection of blank pages of writing paper, bound together, often with a cardboard cover

A desk at which someone may write.

present participle of write down