Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: wrinkle – wrote
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wrinkle (-s), n. [obscure origin, possibly a backformation of wrinkled, adj.] (webplay: crease, face, small).
- Crack; crevice; rut; furrow; groove.
- Crease; line; grimace; [fig.] sign; mark; evidence of pain.
- Corrugation; fold of skin; line on the skin caused by aging.
wrinkle (-d), v. [see wrinkle, n.]
- Make to have ridges; caused to have lines.
- Make rough; cause a ripple in.
- Contract; constrict; make a furrow; move from side to side like a snake; [fig.] move quickly.
wrinkled, verbal adj. [see wrinkle, n.]
- Worn; scratched; puckered; dried out; having grooves; [fig.] old.
- Aged; elderly; feeble; decrepit.
- Weathered; convoluted; [fig.] wintry.
- Decomposed; desiccated; [fig.] dead.
- Creased; puckered; corrugated; having folds.
wrist (-s), n. [OE wrist < wriðan.] (webplay: joint).
Articulation; groove; connection point; space below a knob; decorative narrowing of a wooden fence.
writ, v. [see write, v.]
write (writ, written, writing, wrote), v. [OE writan.] (webplay: author, letters, play).
- Mark; label; designate; specify; trace; delineate.
- Inform; report; record; register; account; score.
- Pen; compose; inscribe.
- Correspond with; send a message to; communicate with on paper; [fig.] make verse for; compose a poem for.
- Name; identify; compile; prioritize on paper.
- Engrave; carve as letters; set in stone.
- Record; collect; copy; transcribe.
writer, n. [OE wrítere < writan.]
Correspondent; composer of words; [fig.] poet.
wrong, adj. [OE wrang < ON *wrangr, awry, unjust.]
- Incorrect; not accurate; off time; out of synchrony.
- Unjust; unfair; inequitable; not right; [fig.] unacceptable; unbearable.
- False; irregular; deceptive; unorthodox; misleading; capable of error; able to lead astray; [fig.] unpredictable; capricious.
wrong, n. [see wrong, adj.] (webplay: dealing, do, due, injure, judges, justice, man).
- Offence; fault; error; breach of law; cause for punishment.
- Injustice; unfairness; miscarriage of justice.
wrote, v. [see write, v.]