Wright,

11 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Wright, AR
    Zip code(s): 72182
  Wright, FL (CDP, FIPS 78800)
    Location: 30.44565 N, 86.64030 W
    Population (1990): 18945 (8289 housing units)
    Area: 14.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
  Wright, KS
    Zip code(s): 67882
  Wright, MN (city, FIPS 71824)
    Location: 46.67209 N, 93.00665 W
    Population (1990): 144 (71 housing units)
    Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 55798
  Wright, WY (town, FIPS 85015)
    Location: 43.75070 N, 105.49808 W
    Population (1990): 1236 (527 housing units)
    Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 82732

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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