a sheet of writing paper (= for writing letters on )
words that someone puts on paper; the way a person writes
I can't read your writing — it's too small. in writing
written on paper
They offered me the job over the phone, but not in writing.
writ • ten form of write
Wrong 1 © / roij / adjective
1 not true or not correct
She gave me the wrong key, so I couldn't open the door. This clock is wrong.
—ANTONYM right
not the best or not suitable
We took the wrong road and got lost.
—ANTONYM right
not as it should be, or not working well
There's something wrong with my car — it won't start. " What's wrong with Judith?" "She has a cold."
bad, or not what the law allows Stealing is wrong.
I haven't done anything wrong .
—ANTONYM right Thesaurus
wrong not right or correct; (used about a person) not right about someone or something: I'm afraid that's the wrong answer. ♦ He was driving on the wrong side of the road. ♦ That picture is the wrong way around . ♦ We were wrong about her - she's actually very kind. —ANTONYM right
false (used about facts) not true or correct: A whale is a fish. True or false ? ♦ She gave false information to the insurance company. —ANTONYM true
incorrect wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes. This word is a little formal: an incorrect spelling ♦ Incorrect answers should be marked with a cross.
—ANTONYM correct
mistaken (used about a person) wrong in your opinion or judgment: I thought I saw Jackie sitting over there, but I must have been mistaken. ♦ It was a case of mistaken identity (= people thought that a particular person was someone else ) .
—ANTONYM right , correct
inaccurate (used about something such as a newspaper report, a map, etc.) wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes: an inaccurate statement ♦ All the maps we had were completely inaccurate. ♦ The report was badly researched and inaccurate. —ANTONYM accurate
Wrong 2 © / ror) / adverb
not correctly; not right
You spelled my name wrong.
—ANTONYM right
go wrong
to not happen as you hoped or wanted All our plans went wrong.
to stop working well
Don't worry — nothing will go wrong with this equipment.
wrong3 / rog / noun [ noncount ]
what is bad or not right
Babies don't know the difference between right and wrong. —ANTONYM right
wrong • ly / ' rogli / adverb not correctly
He was wrongly accused of stealing the money.
wrote
form of write
wrung
form of wring
WWW / ^blyu ^blyu ' 1лЬ1^ /
short for the World Wide Web
Xx
X, X / eks / noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural X's, x's / ' eksaz / )
the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet "X-ray"begins with an "X."
Xe • non / ' zenan / noun [ noncount ]
( symbol Xe )
( CHEMISTRY ) a gas that exists in the air and that is sometimes used in electric lamps
X • mas
( informal )
abbreviation of Christmas
Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year!
X-ray / ' eksrei / noun [ count ]
( HEALTH , PHYSICS ) a photograph of the inside of your body that is made by using a special light that you cannot see The doctor took an X-ray of my shoulder. ►X-ray verb ( X-rays , X-ray - ing , X-rayed )
She had her leg X-rayed.
xy • lo • phone
