noun |
1. An instrument for writing or drawing with ink or similar fluid, especially: |
2. A ballpoint pen. |
3. A fountain pen. |
4. A pen point. |
5. A penholder and its pen point. |
6. A quill. |
7. An instrument for writing regarded as a means of expression: "Tyranny has no enemy so formidable as the pen” ( William Cobbett). |
8. A writer or an author: a hired pen. |
9. A style of writing: wrote plays with a witty pen. |
10. Pinions. |
11. The chitinous internal shell of a squid. |
12. A fenced enclosure for animals. |
13. The animals kept in such an enclosure. |
14. Any of various enclosures, such as a bullpen or playpen, used for a variety of purposes. |
15. A repair dock for submarines. |
16. A female swan. |
17. Informal A penitentiary; a prison. |
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verb-transitive |
1. To write or compose with or as if with a pen. |
2. To confine in or as if in a pen. See Synonyms at enclose. |
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