to letter
7
7.7
- verb
- /ˈlɛtər/
- She spent the afternoon carefully lettering the invitations for her wedding.
- lettered signs
- hand-lettered sign
Examples
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Enough light remained for a sign lettered beside a door to be read: NO HIRING.
Fiction book (1992) -
On the walls, there are photo blow-ups, some artifacts, and hand-lettered information on cardboard.
Fiction book (1996) -
If only she could post a big, black-lettered sign: SPILL A DRINK AND DIE!
Fiction book (1999) -
Rather, he apparently wanted these lettered placards to speak of the work of the hand.
Academic text (2011) -
Mike raised a large cardboard sign on which he had lettered APPLAUSE.
Fiction book (1993) -
Then she sat down and took out the form with Mr. DiTaranto's address neatly lettered across the top.
Fiction book (2001) -
The girl pointed at a hand-lettered sign on the cash register and smiled wanly.
Fiction book (1999) -
We tighten as he stops to read a hand-lettered sign next to it: "BLACK SEMINOLE EXHIBIT REAR ENTRANCE."
Fiction book (1996) -
A rustically lettered sign on a piece of knotty pine said, STATE YO' BIZNESS POLITE-LIKE.
Fiction book (1998) -
Both wear shorts and carry backpacks over their T-shirts, lettered with the words, I CLIMBED MT. ST. HELEN'S.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Put letters and words onto a surface using a pen or keyboard
381
1.0
To write words using a keyboard on a computer or typewriter
82
2.2
To press a design or letters into something with a tool
31
5.3
Put words on something like a book or monument so they last
30
5.2
To cut words and pictures into a hard surface like metal or wood
24
1.0
To write words by hand using separate upright letters
16
3.8
To press something so it leaves a mark
9
4.8
To make a pattern on a surface by applying paint through a thin sheet with holes
7
6.8
To raise a design on paper or leather by pressing it
6
4.5
To press a design into a surface
3
7.4
To mark a surface with a sharp point or write something carefully by hand
3
4.9
To add joined initials to something as decoration or a mark of ownership
1
9.7
Write by hand in a beautiful style
1
7.7
To cut letters or a design into a hard surface
1
7.1
To press initials so they are raised above the surface
1
9.9
To press a design into metal so it sits below the surface
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Literature
19
4.0
A letter written to one person but published for everyone to read to make people notice a problem
- Formal
13
3.5
A short letter you send with a job application to introduce yourself and say why you fit the job
- Literature
12
9.4
A mark that shows in public that someone is guilty and causes shame
- Formal
9
5.1
A written note that says a person or company plans to do something before a contract is signed
- Formal
2
2.7
A formal letter from one company or person to another about business matters
2
4.4
An award made of cloth for students who play well on a school's main sports team
- Formal
2
5.5
A bank document that promises to pay a seller if a buyer meets certain conditions
- Archaic
1
9.9
Official government permission for a private ship to capture enemy ships and cargo
- NSFW
1
9.9
A thin cover worn on the penis during sex to prevent pregnancy and infection
- Formal
1
9.9
A letter the pope sends to all Catholic bishops about Church teaching or practice
- Archaic
1
9.9
A government paper that lets a private ship owner capture enemy ships and goods during war
- Literature
1
9.9
A letter from an old Germanic alphabet used long ago in northern Europe
- Specialized
1
8.9
Shares not registered with the government that cannot be sold to the public
- Specialized
1
5.6
A bank's written promise to pay a seller for goods when required papers arrive
- Offensive
1
9.9
A short rude English word of four letters that insults someone
- Literature
A short religious letter warning Jews in Babylon not to worship idols
- Specialized
A loan not registered with the government and sold only to certain buyers
- Specialized
A stock or bond not registered with the government that cannot be sold in public markets
- Archaic
A bank paper that lets a person get money while traveling abroad
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb letter (to mark with letters) comes from the noun letter (from Latin littera) and simply means to put letters or words onto a surface.