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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (7)

1. United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939);
[syn: Wright, Willard Huntington Wright, S. S. Van Dine]

2. United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960);
[syn: Wright, Richard Wright]

3. United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912);
[syn: Wright, Wilbur Wright]

4. United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948);
[syn: Wright, Orville Wright]

5. influential United States architect (1869-1959);
[syn: Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright]

6. United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852);
[syn: Wright, Frances Wright, Fanny Wright]

7. someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination);


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Wright \Wright\, n. [OE. wrighte, writhe, AS. wyrtha, fr. wyrcean to work. [root]145. See Work.] One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc. [1913 Webster] He was a well good wright, a carpenter. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Wright n 1: United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939) [syn: Wright, Willard Huntington Wright, S. S. Van Dine] 2: United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960) [syn: Wright, Richard Wright] 3: United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912) [syn: Wright, Wilbur Wright] 4: United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948) [syn: Wright, Orville Wright] 5: influential United States architect (1869-1959) [syn: Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright] 6: United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852) [syn: Wright, Frances Wright, Fanny Wright] 7: someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

62 Moby Thesaurus words for "wright": ancestors, apprentice, architect, artificer, artisan, artist, author, begetter, beginner, builder, conceiver, constructor, craftsman, craftswoman, creator, designer, deviser, discoverer, effector, engenderer, engineer, executor, executrix, father, founder, generator, grower, handicraftsman, inaugurator, industrialist, initiator, instigator, institutor, introducer, inventor, journeyman, maker, manufacturer, master, master carpenter, master craftsman, mechanic, mother, organizer, originator, past master, planner, playwright, precursor, prentice, prime mover, producer, raiser, realizer, scenewright, shaper, shipwright, sire, smith, technician, wagonwright, wheelwright
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Wright -- U.S. County in Iowa Population (2000): 14334 Housing Units (2000): 6559 Land area (2000): 580.722878 sq. miles (1504.065286 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.816264 sq. miles (4.704103 sq. km) Total area (2000): 582.539142 sq. miles (1508.769389 sq. km) Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 42.729717 N, 93.750180 W Headwords: Wright Wright, IA Wright County Wright County, IA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Wright -- U.S. County in Missouri Population (2000): 17955 Housing Units (2000): 7957 Land area (2000): 682.125963 sq. miles (1766.698058 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.054945 sq. miles (2.732295 sq. km) Total area (2000): 683.180908 sq. miles (1769.430353 sq. km) Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 37.227226 N, 92.468021 W Headwords: Wright Wright, MO Wright County Wright County, MO
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Wright -- U.S. County in Minnesota Population (2000): 89986 Housing Units (2000): 34355 Land area (2000): 660.754275 sq. miles (1711.345644 sq. km) Water area (2000): 53.634782 sq. miles (138.913443 sq. km) Total area (2000): 714.389057 sq. miles (1850.259087 sq. km) Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27 Location: 45.188927 N, 93.915814 W Headwords: Wright Wright, MN Wright County Wright County, MN
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Wright, WY -- U.S. town in Wyoming Population (2000): 1347 Housing Units (2000): 544 Land area (2000): 2.748952 sq. miles (7.119752 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.748952 sq. miles (7.119752 sq. km) FIPS code: 85015 Located within: Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56 Location: 43.754988 N, 105.490691 W ZIP Codes (1990): 82732 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Wright, WY Wright
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Wright, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 21697 Housing Units (2000): 10004 Land area (2000): 5.469406 sq. miles (14.165696 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.068969 sq. miles (0.178630 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.538375 sq. miles (14.344326 sq. km) FIPS code: 78800 Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12 Location: 30.446373 N, 86.635420 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Wright, FL Wright
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Ohio Population (2000): 6656 Housing Units (2000): 2096 Land area (2000): 11.693277 sq. miles (30.285447 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.087239 sq. miles (0.225949 sq. km) Total area (2000): 11.780516 sq. miles (30.511396 sq. km) FIPS code: 86660 Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 39.798708 N, 84.083988 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Wright-Patterson AFB Wright, OH Wright
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Wright, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 93 Housing Units (2000): 44 Land area (2000): 1.548659 sq. miles (4.011009 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.548659 sq. miles (4.011009 sq. km) FIPS code: 71824 Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27 Location: 46.672033 N, 93.006866 W ZIP Codes (1990): 55798 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Wright, MN Wright