Definition: a written message addressed to a person or organization
Usage: mailed an indignant letter to the editor
Similar words: document
Definition: anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
Similar words: text, textual matter
Definition: the words of something written
Usage: there were more than a thousand words of text; they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech; he wants to reconstruct the original text
Synonyms: letter, varsity letter
Definition: an award earned by participation in a school sport
Usage: he won letters in three sports
Similar words: honor, honour, laurels, award, accolade
Definition: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
Usage: an award for bravery
Synonyms: alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet
Definition: the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
Usage: his grandmother taught him his letters
Similar words: grapheme, graphic symbol, character
Definition: a written symbol that is used to represent speech
Usage: the Greek alphabet has 24 characters
Synonyms: letter
Definition: a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
Usage: he followed instructions to the letter; he obeyed the letter of the law
Similar words: literal interpretation
Definition: an interpretation based on the exact wording
Synonyms: letter
Definition: owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
Similar words: owner, proprietor
Definition: (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
Usage: he is the owner of a chain of restaurants
Synonyms: letter
Definition: mark letters on or mark with letters
Similar words: write
Definition: mark or trace on a surface
Usage: The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper; Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet
Synonyms: letter
Definition: set down or print with letters
Synonyms: letter
Definition: win an athletic letter