To write; mark; record.SpecificallyTo mark, as wood, metal, bricks, etc., by scoring with a sharp point, as an awl, a scribe or scriber, or a pair of compasses. Hence To fit closely to another piece or part, as one piece of wood in furniture-making or Joiners' work to another of irregular or uneven form.To write.n. One who writes; a writer; a penman; especially, one skilled in penmanship.n. An official or public writer; a secretary; an amanuensis; a notary; a copyist.n. In Scripture usage:n. One whose duty it was to keep the official records of the Jewish nation, or to act as the private secretary of some distinguished person (Esther iii. 12).n. One of a body of men who constituted the theologians and jurists of the Jewish nation in the time of Christ.n. A pointed instrument used to mark lines on wood, metal, bricks, etc., to serve as a guide in sawing, cutting, etc.