Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 54 compound words that contain wright. The most common are listed below. Open wright in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- Fort WrightA city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.
- Wright CountyOne of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Clarion.
- smith-wrightAlternative form of smithwright: A blacksmith.
- Wright effectSynonym of genetic drift: An overall shift of allele distribution in an isolated population, due to random fluctuations in the frequencies of individual alleles of the genes.
- Wright-Giemsa stainA cytological stain used primarily for metaphase chromosomes and differentiation of blood cells
- book-wrightAlternative form of bookwright: A maker or writer of books; an author.
- Homer-Wright rosetteA kind of pseudorosette in which differentiated tumor cells surround the neuropil.
- Homer-Wright rosettesplural of Homer-Wright rosette: A kind of pseudorosette in which differentiated tumor cells surround the neuropil.
- Wright-Giemsa stainsplural of Wright-Giemsa stain: A cytological stain used primarily for metaphase chromosomes and differentiation of blood cells
Compound words 54
- playwrightA writer and creator of theatrical plays.
- cartwrightA craftsman who makes carts.
- wheelwrightA person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.
- shipwrightA person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.
- boatwrightA maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
- WrightsvilleA number of places in the United States:
- millwrightEither of two related occupations (as follows); the person who holds it.
- WrightstownA borough in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.
- metalwrightA metalworker.
- bookwrightA maker or writer of books; an author.