Overview of noun composing

The noun composing has 2 senses

• composition, composing -- (the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art")


• composing, composition -- (musical creation)

Overview of verb compose

The verb compose has 6 senses

• compose -- (form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality")


• compose, write -- (write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies")


• write, compose, pen, indite -- (produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels")


• compose, compile -- (put together out of existing material; "compile a list")


• compose -- (calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult")


• frame, compose, draw up -- (make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy")