writing surface

Where ink lands

A writing surface is any flat area suitable for putting marks on with a pen, pencil, or other instrument.

The term covers paper, whiteboards, tablets, chalkboards, and improvised surfaces like napkins or the back of an envelope.

She used her knee as a writing surface.

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canvas · notepad · legal pad · blackboard · whiteboard · dry erase · slate · parchment · vellum · clipboard · easel · notebook · sticky note · scratch paper · scroll · chalkboard · blotter · drafting

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Opposites
functional role in writing

writing surfacewriting instrument

Tool for making marks

writing implement · pen · pencil · stylus · quill

mark receptivity

writing surfaceTeflon

Nonstick pan coating

mark permanence

writing surfacewater

Clear essential liquid

Family

writing, write, writes, wrote, written, writer, writers, rewrite, rewrites

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G