handwriting
[ hand-rahy-ting ]
/ ˈhændˌraɪ tɪŋ /
noun
writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script.
a style or manner of writing by hand, especially that which characterizes a particular person; penmanship: an eccentric handwriting.
a handwritten document; manuscript.
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Idioms for handwriting
handwriting on the wall, a premonition, portent, or clear indication, especially of failure or disaster: The company had ignored the handwriting on the wall and was plunged into bankruptcy.Also writing on the wall.
Words nearby handwriting
handwheel, handwork, handwoven, handwringing, handwrite, handwriting, handwriting on the wall, handwritten, handwrought, handy, handy-andy
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British Dictionary definitions for writing on the wall
handwriting
/ (ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ) /
noun
writing by hand rather than by typing or printing
a person's characteristic writing stylethat signature is in my handwriting
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Idioms and Phrases with writing on the wall
writing on the wall
see handwriting on the wall.
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