script
Latinwrite, scratch
About This Root
From Latin scrībere (to write), past participle scrīptum. Originally meant 'to scratch, carve,' reflecting early writing methods. Immensely productive: describe (write about), prescribe (write before), manuscript (hand-written), postscript (written after), scripture (sacred writing), scribble (write carelessly). The -scrib- form appears in verbs, -script in nouns.
Associated Words · 46
describe
to explain what something or someone is like
description
A spoken or written account of someone or something
script
The written text of a play or film; a handwriting style (n.); to write a script (v.)
prescription
A doctor's written order for medicine or treatment
manuscript
A handwritten or typed original document or text; handwritten
prescribe
To order medicine for a patient; to lay down rules or directions
transcript
A written copy of spoken words; an official academic record
descriptive
Giving a detailed account; relating to description
subscriber
A person who pays to receive a publication or service regularly
subscribe
To pay for regular access to a service or publication; to agree with an idea
subscription
A paid arrangement for regular access to a service or publication
inscription
Words engraved or carved on a surface such as a monument or coin
inscribe
To carve or write words on a surface; to dedicate a work to someone
scripture
A sacred religious text, especially the Bible
transcribe
To convert speech to written text; to copy or rewrite
scribble
To write or draw carelessly (v.); careless hasty writing or drawing (n.)
ascribe
To attribute something to a particular cause or person
transcription
A written or recorded copy; the process of transcribing speech or genetic data
nondescript
Lacking distinctive features; unremarkable
circumscribe
To restrict or limit; to draw a boundary around
conscript
To draft into military service; a person so drafted
prescriptive
Giving specific rules or directions about how something should be done
conscription
Compulsory military service
indescribable
Too extreme or unusual to be put into words