Oxford Basic American Dictionary

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