pen

pen: pen¹

noun

1》 an instrument for writing or drawing with ink, typically consisting of a metal nib or ball, or a nylon tip, fitted into a metal or plastic holder.

↘(the pen) writing as an occupation.

↘an electronic device used in conjunction with a writing surface to enter commands or data into a computer.

2》 Zoology the tapering cartilaginous internal shell of a squid.

verb (pens, penning, penned) write or compose.

Phrases

pen and ink Brit. rhyming slang a stink.

Origin

ME (orig. denoting a feather with a sharpened quill): from OFr. penne, from L. penna 'feather'.

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pen²

noun

1》 a small enclosure in which sheep, pigs, or other farm animals are kept.

2》 a covered dock for a submarine or other warship.

3》 (in the West Indies) a farm or plantation.

verb (pens, penning, penned)

1》 put or keep in a pen.

2》 (pen someone up/in) confine someone in a restricted space.

Origin

OE penn, of unknown origin.

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pen³

noun a female swan.

Origin

C16: of unknown origin.

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pen⁴

noun N. Amer. informal short for penitentiary (in sense 1).

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Synonyms:

Write, compose, indite, commit to paper, inscribe / Encage, coop, confine, enclose, impound, imprison, incarcerate, shut up, shut in, hem in, wall in, rail in, Enclosure, pinfold, pound, sty, coop, penfold

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pen — pen·al·ty; pen·ance; pen·cil; pen·dant; pen·dent; pen·den·tive; pen·du·line; pen·e·trant; pen·i·tent; pen·i·ten·tial; pen·i·ten·tia·ry; pen·man; pen·nat·u·lar·i·an; pen·ner; pen·sion; pen·sion·ary; pen·ste·mon; pen·ta·gon; pen·tam·e·ter;… … English syllables
Pen — Pen, n. [OE. penne, OF. penne, pene, F. penne, fr. L. penna.] 1. A feather. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A wing. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a goose or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pen — oder Pen steht für: P.E.N., die internationale Schriftstellervereinigung poets essayists novelists PEN Leiter, ein Schutzleiter mit Neutralleiterfunktion, Elektrotechnik PEN, ISO 4217 Code der peruanischen Währung Nuevo Sol Pen (Software), eine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
PEN — oder Pen steht für: Flughafen Penang in Malaysia als IATA Code P.E.N., internationale Schriftstellervereinigung poets essayists novelists PEN Leiter, Schutzleiter mit Neutralleiterfunktion, Elektrotechnik Nuevo Sol, peruanische Währung im ISO… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pen² — Pen Pen Dans Evangelion, Pen Pen (ou Pen²) est un pingouin d eau chaude (en réalité un manchot), fidèle compagnon de Misato Katsuragi. Sommaire 1 Histoire 2 Caractéristiques 2.1 Apparence 2.2 … Wikipédia en Français
pen — pen1 [pen] n. [ME < OE penn, prob. akin to pinn,PIN] 1. a small yard or enclosure for domestic animals 2. the animals so confined 3. any small enclosure vt. penned or pent, penning to confine or … English World dictionary
pen — Ⅰ. pen [1] ► NOUN 1) an instrument for writing or drawing with ink. 2) an electronic device used with a writing surface to enter commands into a computer. 3) the tapering internal shell of a squid. ► VERB (penned, penning) … English terms dictionary
PEN — may refer to: International PEN, the worldwide association of writers Penang International Airport in Penang, Malaysia (IATA airport code) Penarth railway station, Wales; National Rail station code PEN PEN, the ISO 4217 code for Peruvian nuevo… … Wikipedia
pen — peñ adv. Nm, pen ben, bent: Tai pen vyras! Lp. Duokime tam daiktui pen vieną pavaizdą DP522. Nekurie ... liepia, idant pen vieną šlakelį pašvęsto vyno įlietų ing vandenį DP139. Nuleidę pen maž akis nuog sūnaus, žvilgterėkime ant mielos motinos… … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
Pen — Pen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penned}or {Pent} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Penning}.] [OE. pennen, AS. pennan in on pennan to unfasten, prob. from the same source as pin, and orig. meaning, to fasten with a peg.See {Pin}, n. & v.] To shut up, as in a pen… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pen — Pen, n. [From {Pen} to shut in.] A small inclosure; as, a pen for sheep or for pigs. [1913 Webster] My father stole two geese out of a pen. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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