LexiTopic: Writing & Publishing
The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified 329 words that are used in 379 different ways related to Writing and Publishing in the A-O portion of Spelling Bee lexicon, which comprises 74% of the entire lexicon.
The list is given below, followed by the topical analysis, with definitions.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Words Related to WRITING & PUBLISHING in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Word List
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Words Related to WRITING & PUBLISHING in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Topical Arrangement
Subject Headings
JournalismLiterary Styles, Devices, and TechniquesPeople in Writing and PublishingPoetry and Poetic FormsProse Genres and FormsPublication Elements content
Publishing: Design and Layout print and digitalPublishing: Print Production the physical itemPublishing: Types of PublicationsWriting and Editing processWriting: Others
Journalism
ANGLE: to present (something, such as a news story) from a particular or prejudiced point of view; slantANGLED: to present (something, such as a news story) from a particular or prejudiced point of view; slantANGLING: to present (something, such as a news story) from a particular or prejudiced point of view; slantBEAT: journalism: a group of news sources that a reporter covers regularlyCOLUMN: one in a usually regular series of newspaper or magazine articlesCOPY: something considered printable or newsworthy —used without an articleDAILY: issued every day or every weekday (a daily newspaper); also, a newspaper that is published every day or every day except SundayEDIT: to direct the publication of (edits the daily newspaper)EDITED: to direct the publication of (edits the daily newspaper)EDITION: a usually special issue of a newspaper (as for a particular day or purpose) (Sunday edition, international edition); one of the usually several issues of a newspaper in a single day (city edition, late edition)EMBED: to attach (a journalist) to a military unit for the purpose of covering a conflictEMBEDDED: to attach (a journalist) to a military unit for the purpose of covering a conflictGAGGLE: a gaggle of reporters and photographersGONZO: of, relating to, or being a style of journalism marked by a lack of objectivity due to the writer's immersion in the subject and often participation in the activity being documentedHEADLINE: adjective: deserving mention in a headline: very noteworthy (the headline abduction of a diplomat); also, headlines plural: front-page news (the scandal made headlines); also, words set at the head of a passage or page to introduce or categorize; also, to provide with a headlineHEADLINED: a head of a newspaper story or article usually printed in large type and giving the gist of the story or article that follows; also, to provide with a headlineJOURNAL: a daily newspaper; also, a periodical dealing especially with matters of current interestJOURNO: M-W’s only def.: chiefly British: a journalist, a person engaged in journalism, especially: a writer or editor for a news mediumKILL: to mark for omission; to delete (to kill a quote)KILLED: to mark for omission; to delete (to kill a quote)KILLING: to mark for omission; to delete (to kill a quote)LEAD: an introductory section of a news story: the lede; also, a news story of chief importanceLEDE: the introductory section of a news story that is intended to entice the reader to read the full storyLEGMAN*: a reporter assigned usually to gather informationLEGMEN*: a reporter assigned usually to gather informationMEDIA: singular or plural in construction: mass media; also, medias plural: members of the mass media; also, plural of medium: a channel or system of communication, information, or entertainment; a publication or broadcast that carries advertisingMEDIUM: a channel or system of communication, information, or entertainment; a publication or broadcast that carries advertisingNOTICE: a short critical account or review (The play received good notices.); also, to reviewNOTICING: a short critical account or review (The play received good notices.); also, to review
OBIT: an obituary, a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
Literary Styles, Devices, and Techniques
ACTION: an event or series of events forming a literary composition; the unfolding of the events of a drama or work of fiction: PLOT; the movement of incidents in a plotANAPHORA: repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect or use of a grammatical substitute (such as a pronoun or a pro-verb) to refer to the denotation of a preceding word or group of wordsANTICLIMACTIC: of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax, the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea, or an event, period, or outcome that is strikingly less important or dramatic than expectedAWKWARD: lacking ease or grace (as of movement or expression) (awkward writing)AWKWARDLY: lacking ease or grace (as of movement or expression) (awkward writing)BAGGY: loosely constructed and inflated with inessential elements (e.g., a baggy novel)BLACK: old-fashioned + literary: thoroughly sinister or evil: wicked (a black deed); also, characterized by grim, distorted, or grotesque satire (black humor)BODY: the main part of a literary or journalistic work (e.g., the body of the article)BONE: the basic design or framework (as of a play or novel)CALLBACK: something (such as a comment, image, or character) that evokes an earlier instanceCAMEO: usually brief literary or filmic piece that brings into delicate or sharp relief the character of a person, place, or eventCARRY: to convey itself to a reader or audience (an idea carries)CARRYING: to convey itself to a reader or audience (an idea carries)CHOPPY: disconnected (choppy writing)CLOTHE: to express or enhance by suitably significant language: to couch (treaties clothed in stately phraseology)COLOR: vividness or variety of effects of language; local color: the presentation of the features and peculiarities of a particular locality and its inhabitants in writingCONCEIT: an organizing theme or conceptCONCEPT: organized around a main idea or theme (a concept album)COUCH: to phrase or express in a specified manner (The comments were couched in strong terms.)COUCHED: to phrase or express in a specified manner (The comments were couched in strong terms.)COUCHING: to phrase or express in a specified manner (The comments were couched in strong terms.)DECENCY: literary decorumDENOUEMENT: or less commonly dénouement, the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary workDEPICT: to represent or give an account of in words; to describeDEPICTED: to represent or give an account of in words; to describeDEVICE: something (such as a figure of speech) in a literary work designed to achieve a particular artistic effectDRAMATIC: literature: of or relating to dramaDRYLY: dry: wearisome, uninteresting (dry passages of description, a dry lecturer, lecturing or writing dryly); also, marked by matter-of-fact, ironic, or terse manner of expression (a dry wit, has a very dry sense of humor, joking dryly)EDGE: incisive or penetrating quality (writing with a satirical edge)ELEGIAC: of, relating to, or comprising elegy or an elegy, especially: expressing sorrow often for something now pastELLIPTIC: of, relating to, or marked by extreme economy of speech or writing; also, of or relating to deliberate obscurity (as of literary or conversational style)EXPLICIT: open in the depiction of nudity or sexuality (explicit books and films)GRAPHIC: marked by clear lifelike or vividly realistic description; also, vividly or plainly shown or described, or using offensive or obscene words: including swear wordsGRITTY: having strong qualities of tough uncompromising realismHAMARTIA: the tragic flaw: a flaw in character that brings about the downfall of the hero of a tragedyHARMONY: an interweaving of different accounts into a single narrative, or a systematic arrangement of parallel literary passages (as of the Gospels) for the purpose of showing agreement or harmonyIMBROGLIO: an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel)IMITATION: a literary work designed to reproduce the style of another authorIRONIC: relating to, containing, or constituting irony; given to ironyIRONY: a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by ironyIRONY: incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result; an event or result marked by such incongruity; called situational ironyJAPE: an amusing literary or dramatic productionJUVENILE: of literature: of, relating to, characteristic of, or suitable for children or young people (e.g., juvenile fiction); also, a book for children or young peopleLAPIDARY: having the elegance and precision associated with inscriptions on monumental stone (e.g., a stanza that has a lapidary dignity)LEITMOTIF: a dominant recurring themeLEMMA: the argument or theme of a composition prefixed as a title or introduction; also: the heading or theme of a comment or note on a text; also, a glossed word or phraseLIGHT: intended chiefly to entertain (light verse, light comedy)LIMN: to describeLIMNED: to describeLIMNING: to describeMACHINE: a literary device or contrivance (such as a supernatural being or event) introduced for dramatic effectMANDARIN: adjective: marked by polished ornate complexity of language (mandarin prose)MOOD: the expression of mood especially in art or literatureMOODY: expressive of a moodMORAL: the moral significance or practical lesson (as of a story); a passage pointing out usually in conclusion the lesson to be drawn from a storyMOTIF: a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts), especially: a dominant idea or central themeMOTIVE: a motif: a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts), especially: a dominant idea or central themeNARRATION: the act or process or an instance of narrating; a story, narrativeNARRATOR: one who narrates, to tell (a story) in detailNOIR: (adj.): having a bleak and darkly cynical quality of the kind associated with hard-boiled crime fiction and film noirNONFICTION: writing or cinema that is about facts and real events
People in Writing and Publishing
ADAPTOR: M-W: less common variant of adapter, one that adaptsALLONYM*: a name that is assumed by an author but that actually belongs to another person, or a work published under the name of a person other than the authorANCIENT: one of the classical authors (e.g., Plutarch and other ancients)ANNOTATOR: one who annotates: to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment; to make or furnish annotations for (something, such as a literary work or subject)AUTHOR: the writer of a literary work (such as a book)BARD: a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds, or a composer, singer, or declaimer of epic or heroic verse; a poetBEAT: often capitalized: of, relating to, or being beatniks; beat poetsCANON: the authentic works of a writer, or the sanctioned or accepted group or body of related worksCOAUTHOR: one who collaborates with another person in authoring a literary or dramatic work, a document, a legislative bill, etc.JOURNO: M-W’s only def.: chiefly British: a journalist, a person engaged in journalism, especially: a writer or editor for a news mediumLEGMAN*: a reporter assigned usually to gather informationLEGMEN*: a reporter assigned usually to gather information
Poetry and Poetic Forms
ACCENT: a rhythmically significant stress on the syllables of a verse usually at regular intervalsBALLAD: a narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singingBALLADRY: the composing or performing of balladsBEAT: a metrical or rhythmic stress in poetry or the rhythmic effect of these stressesCANTO*: one of the major divisions of a long poemCINQUAIN: a 5-line stanzaCOLA: plural of colon: a rhythmical unit of an utterance specifically, in Greek or Latin verse: a system or series of from two to not more than six feet having a principal accent and forming part of a lineCOLON: a rhythmical unit of an utterance specifically, in Greek or Latin verse: a system or series of from two to not more than six feet having a principal accent and forming part of a line (plural: cola)CONCEIT: an elaborate or strained metaphor (The poem abounds in metaphysical conceits.); also, the use or presence of such conceits in poetryCYCLE: a group of creative works (such as poems, plays, or songs) treating the same theme (a song cycle, a cycle of poems on nature)CYCLE: a group of creative works (such as poems, plays, or songs) treating the same theme, or a series of narratives dealing typically with the exploits of a legendary heroDIVAN: a collection of poems in Persian or Arabic usually by one authorDUPLE: of rhythm: consisting of a meter based on disyllabic feetELEGIAC: of, relating to, or consisting of two dactylic hexameter lines the second of which lacks the arsis in the third and sixth feet; or written in or consisting of elegiac couplets; or, of or relating to the period in Greece about the seventh century B.C. when poetry written in such couplets flourishedELEGIZE: to write an elegyELEGIZED: to write an elegyELEGIZING: to write an elegyELEGY: a poem in elegiac couplets; or a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead; or something (such as a speech) resembling such a song or poem; or a pensive or reflective poem that is usually nostalgic or melancholy ENCODE: to convey symbolically (e.g., the capacity of poetry to encode ideology)ENCODED: to convey symbolically (e.g., the capacity of poetry to encode ideology)EPIC: a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical heroEPODE: a lyric poem in which a long verse is followed by a shorter one; or the third part of a triadic Greek ode following the strophe and the antistropheFEET: plural of foot: the basic unit of verse meter consisting of any of various fixed combinations or groups of stressed and unstressed or long and short syllablesFEMALE: of a rhyme: feminine; having an unstressed final syllableFEMININE: poetry: being an unstressed and usually additional final syllable after the final complete foot in a line of verse; also, of rhyme: having an unstressed final syllableFOOT: the basic unit of verse meter consisting of any of various fixed combinations or groups of stressed and unstressed or long and short syllablesHYMN: a song of praise or joy; something resembling a song of praise: a paeanIAMB: a metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable or of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (as in above)IAMBI: M-W says that the plural of “iamb” is “iambs” (or “iambuses,” the plural of the alternate “iambus”). A metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable or of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (as in above)IAMBIC: of or relating to an iamb or iambsIDYL: M-W: variant of idyll, a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment; also, a narrative poem (such as Tennyson's Idylls of the King) treating an epic, romantic, or tragic themeIDYLL: a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment; also, a narrative poem (such as Tennyson's Idylls of the King) treating an epic, romantic, or tragic themeILIAD* : M-W shows only the proper noun Iliad, a series of miseries or disastrous events; also, a series of exploits regarded as suitable for an epic; also, a long narrative, especially: an epic in the Homeric traditionJINGLING: a catchy repetition of sounds in a poem; also, a short verse or song marked by catchy repetition; also, to rhyme or sound in a catchy repetitious mannerJINGLY: a catchy repetition of sounds in a poem; also, a short verse or song marked by catchy repetition; also, to rhyme or sound in a catchy repetitious mannerLAMENT: a dirge, an elegyLINE: a unit in the rhythmic structure of verse formed by the grouping of a number of the smallest units of the rhythm (such as metrical feet) (The poem consisted of 14 lines.)LYRIC: a lyric composition, specifically: a lyric poem; also, expressing direct usually intense personal emotion especially in a manner suggestive of song (e.g., lyric poetry)MACRON: a mark − placed over a vowel to indicate that the vowel is long or placed over a syllable or used alone to indicate a stressed or long syllable in a metrical footMADE: to compose, write (make verses)MADRIGAL: a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic formMAKE: to compose, write (make verses)MAKING: to compose, write (make verses)MALE: of rhyme: masculine, having a stressed final syllable (a male rhyme)
OCTAVE: a stanza of eight lines: ottava rima; also, the first eight lines of an Italian sonnetOCTET: an octave, the first eight lines of an Italian sonnetODIC*: of, relating to, or forming an ode
Prose Genres and Forms
APOLOGY: something that is said or written to defend something that other people criticize: a defenseBAGATELLE: a short literary or musical piece in light styleBOOK: a long written or printed literary compositionCODA: a concluding part of a literary or dramatic workCOMEDIC: of or relating to comedy, the genre of dramatic literature dealing with the comic or with the serious in a light or satirical manner; also, a medieval narrative that ends happily (Dante's Divine Comedy); also, a literary work written in a comic style or treating a comic theme (the ancient Roman comedies of Plautus)COMEDY: the genre of dramatic literature dealing with the comic or with the serious in a light or satirical manner; also, a medieval narrative that ends happily (Dante's Divine Comedy); also, a literary work written in a comic style or treating a comic theme (the ancient Roman comedies of Plautus)COMPANION: a book, manual, etc., that provides information or advice about a particular subject (a companion to French New Wave cinema) —used in titles (The Gardener's Companion)CONTE*: a usually short tale of adventureCRITICAL: consisting of or involving criticism (critical writings); also: of or relating to the judgment of critics (the play was a critical success.)CRITICALLY: consisting of or involving criticism (critical writings); also: of or relating to the judgment of critics (the play was a critical success.)CYCLE: a group of creative works (such as poems, plays, or songs) treating the same theme (a song cycle, a cycle of poems on nature); also, a series of narratives dealing typically with the exploits of a legendary hero (the Arthurian cycle)CYCLE: a group of creative works (such as poems, plays, or songs) treating the same theme, or a series of narratives dealing typically with the exploits of a legendary heroDRAMA: a composition in verse or prose intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue and typically designed for theatrical performance: a playEPIC: a work of art (such as a novel or drama) that resembles or suggests an epic; or a series of events or body of legend or tradition thought to form the proper subject of an epicEPILOG: epilogue: a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary workEPITOME: a summary of a written work; a brief presentation or statement of somethingEXEMPLA*: plural of exemplum: an example or model; also, an anecdote or short narrative used to point a moral or sustain an argumentFABLE: a fictitious narrative or statement: such as a legendary story of supernatural happenings, or a narration intended to enforce a useful truth, especially: one in which animals speak and act like human beingsFABLED: fictitious; told or celebrated in fablesFABULOUS: resembling or suggesting a fable; told in or based on fableFANFIC: short for fan fiction, stories involving popular fictional characters that are written by fans and often posted on the InternetFICTION: fictitious literature (such as novels or short stories); also, a work of fictionespecially: a novelFICTIVE: having the characteristics of fiction: fictionalFOLKTALE: a characteristically anonymous, timeless, and placeless tale circulated orally among a peopleIDYL: M-W: variant of idyll, a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentmentIDYLL: a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentmentILIAD* : M-W and NOAD capitalize Iliad, a series of miseries or disastrous events; also, a series of exploits regarded as suitable for an epic; also, a long narrative, especially: an epic in the Homeric traditionLEGEND: a story coming down from the past, especially: one popularly regarded as historical although not verifiable (the legend of a lost continent); also, a body of such stories (Arthurian legends); also, a popular myth of recent origin (the legend of the Loch Ness monster)MEMO: a usually brief written message or report; a memorandumMONOLOG: less common spelling of monologue: a literary composition written in the form of a soliloquyMONUMENT: a written tributeMYTH: a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon (a creation myth); also, a parable, or allegory; also, the whole body of myths (a student of Greek myth)MYTHIC: variant of mythical, based on or described in a myth especially as contrasted with historyMYTHOLOGY: an allegorical narrative; also, a body of myths: such as the myths dealing with the gods, demigods, and legendary heroes of a particular people; also, a branch of knowledge that deals with mythNOIR: crime fiction featuring hard-boiled cynical characters and bleak sleazy settingsNONFICTION: writing or cinema that is about facts and real eventsNOVEL: an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events; also, the literary genre consisting of novelsNOVELETTE: a novella, a work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novelNOVELLA: a story with a compact and pointed plot
Publication Elements
ADDENDA: plural of addendum: a supplement to a book —often used in plural but singular in constructionANNEX: an added stipulation or statement: appendixAPPENDIX: supplementary material usually attached at the end of a piece of writingBLURB: a short publicity notice (as on a book jacket)BOOK: a major division of a treatise or literary workCHAP: short for chapterCODICIL: an appendix or supplementCOMMENT: a note explaining, illustrating, or criticizing the meaning of a writing (Comments on the passage were printed in the margin.)CONTENT: the topics or matter treated in a written work (table of contents)DEDICATE: to inscribe or address by way of compliment (dedicate a book to a friend)DEDICATED: to inscribe or address by way of compliment (dedicate a book to a friend)DEDICATEE: one to whom a thing is dedicatedENDNOTE: a note placed at the end of the textFOOTNOTE: a note of reference, explanation, or comment usually placed below the text on a printed pageFRONT: short for frontispiece, an illustration preceding and usually facing the title page of a book or magazineHEADPIECE: an ornament especially at the beginning of a chapterINDEX: a list (as of bibliographical information or citations to a body of literature) arranged usually in alphabetical order of some specified datum (such as author, subject, or keyword): such as a list of items (such as topics or names) treated in a printed work that gives for each item the page number where it may be found; also, to create such an index, or to provide with an indexINDEXED: to create an index, or to provide with an indexLEGEND: a caption, the explanatory comment or designation accompanying a pictorial illustrationNOTE: a printed comment or reference set apart from the text
Publishing: Design and Layout
AGATE: a size of type approximately 5¹/₂ point, or condensed information (such as advertisements or box scores) set especially in agate typeBLEED: to be printed so as to run off one or more edges of the page after trimming; also, the printed matter (such as an illustration) that bleeds; also: the part of a bleed trimmed offBOLD: boldface; being or set in boldface (bold lettering)BULLET: a large dot placed in printed matter to call attention to a particular passageCALLOUT: an often bordered inset in a printed article or illustrationCOLUMN: a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a pageCOPY: matter to be set especially for printing; text especially of an advertisementDUMMIED: publishing: to make a dummy; often used with up (“dummied up the front page”)FONT: an assortment or set of type or characters all of one style and sometimes one sizeFORMAT: the shape, size, and general makeup (as of something printed)HEADLINE: words set at the head of a passage or page to introduce or categorize; also, to provide with a headlineHEADLINED: words set at the head of a passage or page to introduce or categorize; also, to provide with a headlineIMPRINT: an identifying name (as of a publisher) placed conspicuously on a product; also: the name under which a publisher issues booksINDENT: to set (something, such as a line of a paragraph) in from the margin; to form an indentation; also, the blank space produced by indenting: also, a document or a section of a document that is indentedINDENTED: to set (something, such as a line of a paragraph) in from the margin; to form an indentationINDEX: a character ☞ used to direct attention to a note or paragraph (called also fist)INITIAL: a large letter beginning a text or a division or paragraphITALIC: of or relating to a type style with characters that slant upward to the right; of or relating to a style of slanted cursive handwriting developed in the 15th and 16th centuriesITALICIZE: to print in italics or underscore with a single lineLINAGE: or less commonly lineage: the number of lines of printed or written matterLINE: a horizontal row of written or printed characters (the last line on the page); also: a blank row in lieu of such charactersLINEAGE: less common spelling of linage: the number of lines of printed or written matterMARGIN: the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
Publishing: Print Production
BACK: the spine of a book; also, not current (back issues of a magazine)BAND: a cord or strip across the back of a book to which the sections are sewnBEVEL: the part of printing type extending from face to shoulderBIND: to apply the parts of the cover to (a book)BINDING: to apply the parts of the cover to (a book)BLANKET: a rubber or plastic sheet on the cylinder in an offset press that transfers the image to the surface being printedBLEED: to be printed so as to run off one or more edges of the page after trimming; also, the printed matter (such as an illustration) that bleeds; also: the part of a bleed trimmed offBOARD: the stiff foundation piece for the side of a book coverBOOKWORK: the manufacture of books as distinct from newspaper or magazine printing or from job workCOLLATE: to assemble in proper order, especially: to assemble in order for binding; or to verify the order of (printed sheets)COPY: one of a series of especially mechanical reproductions of an original impression; also: an individual example of such a reproductionDECKLE: noun: a frame around the edges of a mold used in making paper by handEDITION: the whole number of copies published at one timeFLAP: a part of a book jacket that folds under the book's coverFOLDOUT: a folded leaf in a publication (such as a book) that is larger in some dimension than the pageFOLIO: a leaf especially of a manuscript or book; also, a book printed on folio pages, or a book of the largest size; also, the size of a piece of paper cut two from a sheetFORM: the printing type or other matter arranged and secured in a chase ready for printingFOXED: discolored with foxing (brownish spots on old paper)GALLEY: an oblong tray to hold especially a single column of set type, or a proof of typeset matter especially in a single column before being made into pagesGRAPHIC: of or relating to the art of printingGRID: a device in a photocomposer on which are located the characters to be exposed as the text is composedHARDBACK: a book bound in hard coversINKBLOT: a blot of inkINKED: to put ink onINKING: to put ink onJOINT: the flexing part of a cover along either spine edge of a bookLEAD: a thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing; also, to put space between the lines of (typeset matter)LEAF: a part of a book or folded sheet containing a page on each side; also, to turn over pages especially to browse or skim (leaf through a book); to turn over the pages ofLEAFED: a part of a book or folded sheet containing a page on each side; also, to turn over pages especially to browse or skim (leaf through a book); to turn over the pages ofLEAFING: a part of a book or folded sheet containing a page on each side; also, to turn over pages especially to browse or skim (leaf through a book); to turn over the pages ofLEAVE: to leaf: to turn over pages especially to browse or skimLINE: the unit of fineness of halftones expressed as the number of screen lines to the linear inchLIVE: not yet printed from or plated (live type); not yet typeset (live copy)METAL: printing type metal; also, matter set in metal typeMICROFORM: a process for reproducing printed matter in a much reduced sizedocuments in microform ; also, matter reproduced by microformMIMEO: a mimeographed publication; from mimeograph, a duplicator for making many copies that utilizes a stencil through which ink is pressed; also, a verb, to mimeograph; from Mimeograph, a trademarkNOTCH: a rounded indentation cut into the pages of a book on the edge opposite the spine
Publishing: Types of Publications
ALBUM: a collection usually in book form of literary selections, musical compositions, or pictures: an anthologyALMANAC: a usually annual publication containing statistical, tabular, and general information; also, a publication containing astronomical and meteorological data for a given year and often including a miscellany of other informationANNAL: M-W’s only def.: archaic for “annals,” especially: annals of a single year, locale, or people; back-formation from annalsANNUAL: a publication appearing yearlyBIBLE: a publication that is preeminent especially in authoritativeness or wide readership (always capitalized: the sacred scriptures of Christians comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament, or the sacred scriptures of some other religion [such as Judaism])BLOG: a website that contains online personal reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and photographs provided by the writer; also: the contents of such a site; also, a regular feature appearing as part of an online publication that typically relates to a particular topic and consists of articles and personal commentary by one or more authors; also, to write or have a blog; to write or write about (something) on a blog (short for Weblog)BLOGGED: a website that contains online personal reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and photographs provided by the writer; also: the contents of such a site; also, a regular feature appearing as part of an online publication that typically relates to a particular topic and consists of articles and personal commentary by one or more authors; also, to write or have a blog; to write or write about (something) on a blog (short for Weblog)BLOGGING: a website that contains online personal reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and photographs provided by the writer; also: the contents of such a site; also, a regular feature appearing as part of an online publication that typically relates to a particular topic and consists of articles and personal commentary by one or more authors; also, to write or have a blog; to write or write about (something) on a blog (short for Weblog)BOOK: a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together between a front and back cover; also, a magazine, a print periodical containing miscellaneous pieces (such as articles, stories, poems) and often illustrated; also, an e-book, a book composed in or converted to digital format for display on a computer screen or handheld deviceBULLETIN: a periodical, especially: the organ of an institution or associationCARTOON: a drawing intended as satire, caricature, or humor (a political cartoon); a group of drawings in narrative sequence: a comic stripCENTO*: a literary work made up of parts from other worksCOMIC: a comic strip or comic book; of or relating to comic stripsCOOKBOOK: a book of cooking directions and recipes; broadly : a book of detailed instructionsDIARY: a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals: a journal, especially: a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings; or a book intended or used for a diaryFICHE: microfiche, a sheet of microfilm containing rows of images of printed pagesFLIPBOOK: M-W hyphenates flip-book: a series of illustrations of an animated scene bound together in sequence so that an illusion of movement can be imparted by flipping them rapidlyGARLAND: an anthology or collectionHANDBOOK: a book capable of being conveniently carried as a ready reference: a manual; also, concise reference book covering a particular subjectINDEX: a bibliographical analysis of groups of publications that is usually published periodicallyJOURNAL: a daily newspaper; also, a periodical dealing especially with matters of current interestLAWBOOK: a book containing or dealing with laws, legal subjects, or cases adjudicatedLEAFLET: a usually folded printed sheet intended for free distribution; also, to hand out leaflets; to hand out leaflets toLEXICON: a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions: a dictionaryLIFE: a biography (a life of George Washington)MAGAZINE: a print periodical containing miscellaneous pieces (such as articles, stories, poems) and often illustrated; also: such a periodical published online; also, a section of a newspaper similar to a magazine, usually appearing on SundayMANGA: Japanese comic books and graphic novels considered collectively as a genre; also: an individual comic book or graphic novel of the manga genreMANUAL: a book that is conveniently handled, especially a handbookMICROFORM: a process for reproducing printed matter in a much reduced sizedocuments in microform ; also, matter reproduced by microformMONTHLY: a monthly periodical publicationMONUMENT: a treatise, a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reachedNONPRINT*: not printed: not occurring in, being, or involving printed matter (citing nonprint sources; sales of the nonprint version of the book)NOTE: a scholarly or technical essay shorter than an article and restricted in scopeNUDIE: a publication that features photographs of nudes; featuring nudes
OFFPRINT: a separately printed excerpt (such as a magazine article)OLIO: a miscellaneous collection (as of literary or musical selections)ORGAN: a periodical, especially one that represents an organization OUTLET: a medium of expression or publication; a publication or broadcast organization (media outlet)
Writing and Editing
ADAPT: to make fit (as for a new use) often by modificationADAPTATION: to make fit (as for a new use) often by modificationADAPTED: to make fit (as for a new use) often by modificationADAPTING: to make fit (as for a new use) often by modificationADAPTION*: to make fit (as for a new use) often by modificationANNOTATE: to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or commentANNOTATING: to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or commentANNOTATION: to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or commentAPPEND: to add as a supplement or appendix (as in a book)APPENDED: to add as a supplement or appendix (as in a book)CANCEL: to mark or strike out for deletion (cancel the offensive passage); also, a deleted part or passage, a leaf containing matter to be deleted, a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printedCANCELABLE: to mark or strike out for deletion (cancel the offensive passage); also, a deleted part or passage, a leaf containing matter to be deleted, a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printedCANCELED: to mark or strike out for deletion (cancel the offensive passage); also, a deleted part or passage, a leaf containing matter to be deleted, a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printedCANCELING: to mark or strike out for deletion (cancel the offensive passage); also, a deleted part or passage, a leaf containing matter to be deleted, a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printedCANCELLABLE: to mark or strike out for deletion (cancel the offensive passage); also, a deleted part or passage, a leaf containing matter to be deleted, a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printedCANCELLED: to mark or strike out for deletion (cancel the offensive passage); also, a deleted part or passage, a leaf containing matter to be deleted, a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printedCANCELLING: to mark or strike out for deletion (cancel the offensive passage); also, a deleted part or passage, a leaf containing matter to be deleted, a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printedCITABLE: to quote by way of example, authority, or proofCITATION: an act of quoting, especially: the citing of a previously settled case at law; an excerpt, quotationCITE: to quote by way of example, authority, or proofCITED: to quote by way of example, authority, or proofCITING: to quote by way of example, authority, or proofCOLLATE: to compare critically; to collect, compare carefully in order to verify, and often to integrate or arrange in orderCOMPILE: to compose out of materials from other documents, or to collect and edit into a volumeCRITICAL: including variant readings and scholarly emendations (a critical edition)CRITICALLY: including variant readings and scholarly emendations (a critical edition)DELETE: to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasingDELETED: to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasingDICTATE: to utter words to be transcribed: to give dictation; to speak or read for a person to transcribe or for a machine to recordDICTATED: to utter words to be transcribed: to give dictation; to speak or read for a person to transcribe or for a machine to recordDICTATION: the act or manner of uttering words to be transcribed; also, material that is dictated or transcribedDICTATOR: one who says or reads something for a person to transcribe or for a machine to record; one that dictates material that is dictated or transcribedEDIT: to prepare (something, such as literary material) for publication or public presentation (edit a manuscript); also, an instance or result of editingEDITED: to prepare (something, such as literary material) for publication or public presentation (edit a manuscript); also, an instance or result of editingEDITION: the form or version in which a text is published (a paperback edition, the German edition)EMEND: to correct usually by textual alterationsEMENDED: to correct usually by textual alterationsEMENDING: to correct usually by textual alterationsEXPAND: to express at length or in greater detail; to speak or write fully or in detail (expanded on the theme); to write out in full (expand all abbreviations)EXPANDED: to express at length or in greater detail; to speak or write fully or in detail (expanded on the theme); to write out in full (expand all abbreviations)EXPUNGE: to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletionEXPUNGING: to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletionFOLIO: a certain number of words taken as a unit or division in a document for purposes of measurement or referenceFOUL: containing marked-up corrections (a foul manuscript, foul proofs)
Writing: Others
CHIT: a short letter or note, especially: a signed voucher of a small debt (as for food); or a small slip of paper with writing on itDIARY: a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals: a journal, especially: a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings; or a book intended or used for a diaryDROP: to write (drop us a line soon); also, to leave out in writing: to omit (accidentally dropped a whole line)DROPPING: to write (drop us a line soon); also, to leave out in writing: to omit (accidentally dropped a whole line)INITIAL: to affix an initial to; to authenticate or give preliminary approval to by affixing the initials of an authorizing representativeINITIALING: to affix an initial to; to authenticate or give preliminary approval to by affixing the initials of an authorizing representativeJOTTED: to write briefly or hurriedly: set down in the form of a noteJOURNAL: record of experiences, ideas, or reflections kept regularly for private use: a diaryLEGIBILITY: capable of being read or deciphered: plain (legible handwriting)LEGIBLE: capable of being read or deciphered: plain (legible handwriting)LEGIBLY: capable of being read or deciphered: plain (legible handwriting)LIFT: to plagiarize; to take out of normal setting (lift a word out of context)LINE: a short letter: a note (dropped him a line confirming the date)LOGBOOK: a record of performance, events, or day-to-day activitiesLOGGED: to make a note or record of: enter details of or about in a logLOGGING: to make a note or record of: enter details of or about in a logLONGHAND: handwriting: such as characters or words written out fully by hand, or cursive writingMARK: to make notations in or on; to make note of in writing: to jot (marking the date in his journal); a written or printed symbol (such as a comma or colon); also, a cross made in place of a signature; also, to indicate by a mark or symbol (mark an accent); also, to designate as if by a mark; to register, recordNICK: to jot down: to recordNICKED: to jot down: to recordNICKING: to jot down: to recordNOTATE: to put into notation, a note added by way of comment or explanationNOTATING: to put into notation, a note added by way of comment or explanationNOTATION: annotation, a note added by way of comment or explanation; also, a noteNOTATIONAL: annotation, a note added by way of comment or explanation; also, a noteNOTE: a memorandum; a condensed or informal record; a brief comment or explanation; a short informal letterNOTICE: a written or printed announcement