script — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A writing; a written document.

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   • Countable

   Synonyms

   cursivehandhandwritingmanuscript

2. Written characters; style of writing.

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   Examples

   But the one [letter] in the unknown script and with a metropolitan post mark—could it be from some London Woman?

3. Type made in imitation of handwriting.

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   Synonyms

   cursive

4. An original instrument or document.

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   • Countable

5. The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.

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   • Countable

   Synonyms

   play

6. A series of events with a predefined order and outcome.

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   • broadly
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   Examples

   I was following a social script that teaches women to build lives around money they don’t fully understand.

7. A brief and simple program.

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   Examples

   I wrote a Python script to put all the files into the right format.

8. A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.

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   Synonyms

   batch filemacroshell script

9. A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.

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   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   language scriptwriting system

Verb

1. To make or write a script.

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   • Transitive

2. To devise, concoct, or contrive.

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   • Transitive

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   Such hedging is necessitated by the lack of in-depth knowledge of the contents, which also gives free rein to the scripting of unsubstantiated factoids concerning the book.

Noun

1. a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

   Synonyms

   bookplayscript

   Broader terms

   dramatic compositiondramatic work

2. something written by hand

   Synonyms

   handwritinghand

   Broader terms

   writing

   Examples

   she recognized his handwriting

   his hand was illegible

3. a particular orthography or writing system

   Broader terms

   orthographywriting system

Verb

1. write a script for

   Broader terms

   writecomposepenindite

   Examples

   The playwright scripted the movie