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pen
1[pen]
noun
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
a detachable metal penpoint, filled by dipping or with a quill; nib.
such a penpoint with its penholder.
the pen as the instrument of writing or authorship.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
a person's style or quality of writing.
He writes with a witty, incisive pen.
a writer.
I leave this story to abler pens.
the profession of writing.
a master of the pen.
a pen-shaped device having a cartridge filled with a drug or medication.
an insulin pen with disposable needles.
Computers.stylus.
Ornithology.
a quill.
a pinfeather.
something resembling or suggesting a feather or quill.
Zoology.an internal, corneous or chitinous, feather-shaped structure in certain cephalopods, as the squid.
verb (used with object)
to write with or as with a pen; put down in writing.
to pen an essay.
to draw with or as with a pen.
to pen a sketch.
pen
2[pen]
noun
a small enclosure for domestic animals.
animals so enclosed.
We have a pen of twenty sheep.
an enclosure used for confinement or safekeeping.
We have built several pens to hold our harvest of corn.
a dock having a protective concrete structure overhead, used to service and repair submarines.
verb (used with object)
to confine in or as in a pen.
pen
3[pen]
noun
pen
4[pen]
noun
a female swan.
pen-
5variant of pene- before a vowel.
penannular.
Pen.
6abbreviation
peninsula.
P.E.N.
7abbreviation
International Association of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, and Novelists.
pen
1/ ɛ /
noun
an implement for writing or drawing using ink, formerly consisting of a sharpened and split quill, and now of a metal nib attached to a holder See also ballpoint fountain pen
the writing end of such an implement; nib
style of writing
writing as an occupation
the written word
the pen is mightier than the sword
the long horny internal shell of a squid
verb
(tr) to write or compose
pen
2/ ɛ /
noun
an enclosure in which domestic animals are kept
sheep pen
any place of confinement
a dock for servicing submarines, esp one having a bombproof roof
verb
(tr) to enclose or keep in a pen
PEN
3/ ɛ /
acronym
International Association of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, and Novelists
Pen.
4abbreviation
Peninsula
pen
5/ ɛ /
noun
informalshort for penitentiary
pen
6/ ɛ /
noun
a female swan
Other 51Թ Forms
- penlike adjective
- penner noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pen1
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51Թ History and Origins
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Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
A piece of sticky batting tape with Rabada's name written on it in pen has been attached to the board for his figures of 5-51, as is the tradition for players during matches.
“After this ‘pen, the ramp up is gonna start, and I can start pitching, and I know I’m gonna be a factor on the team again.”
Research, for example, has found that students’ brains were more active when they handwrote information rather than typing it on a keyboard and when using a pen and paper versus a stylus and a tablet.
While putting pen to paper is something most of us do without thinking about, for Leonard, every letter and word he writes is a battle.
The court was read a handwritten letter penned by the footballer to Judge Mills.
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