penholder
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Definition of penholder
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A handle into which a nib or other penpoint is fitted to form a pen.
“He was amazing, and had a penholder behind his ear.”
“The Browns gave the Obamas an ornate penholder made from the timber of a Victorian antislave ship.”
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noun
-
A handle into which a nib or other penpoint is fitted to form a pen.
“He was amazing, and had a penholder behind his ear.”
“The Browns gave the Obamas an ornate penholder made from the timber of a Victorian antislave ship.”
- A device for storing pens while they are not being used.
- (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of penhold.
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a member of the United Nations Security Council with responsibility for
“Widespread reports of ethnically targeted killings in recent days prompted the UK, as the UN penholder on Sudan, to call an emergency session of the security council in New York on Thursday.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From pen + holder.
Words you can make from penholder
200+ playable · top: HELPED (12 pts)
Best play helped 12 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
28 words- PHONED 12 pts
- HELPER 11 pts
- HOLPEN 11 pts
- PHENOL 11 pts
- PHONER 11 pts
- DEHORN 10 pts
- HOLDEN 10 pts
- HOLDER 10 pts
- HONDLE 10 pts
- HORNED 10 pts
- DEPONE 9 pts
- ELOPED 9 pts
- HEREON 9 pts
- OPENED 9 pts
- PEDLER 9 pts
- PERNOD 9 pts
- POLDER 9 pts
- PONDER 9 pts
- PRONED 9 pts
- REPLED 9 pts
- ELOPER 8 pts
- OPENER 8 pts
- PEREON 8 pts
- REOPEN 8 pts
- LENDER 7 pts
- REDONE 7 pts
- RELEND 7 pts
- RONDEL 7 pts
5-letter words
44 words- EPHOD 11 pts
- HOPED 11 pts
- EPHOR 10 pts
- HOPER 10 pts
- PHONE 10 pts
- DHOLE 9 pts
- HEDER 9 pts
- HOLED 9 pts
- HONED 9 pts
- HORDE 9 pts
- DOPER 8 pts
- EPODE 8 pts
- HERON 8 pts
- HONER 8 pts
- LOPED 8 pts
- PEDRO 8 pts
- POLED 8 pts
- PORED 8 pts
- PREED 8 pts
- ROPED 8 pts
- ELOPE 7 pts
- LEPER 7 pts
- LOPER 7 pts
- PELON 7 pts
- PLEON 7 pts
- POLER 7 pts
- PREEN 7 pts
- PROLE 7 pts
- PRONE 7 pts
- REPEL 7 pts
- DONEE 6 pts
- DRONE 6 pts
- ELDER 6 pts
- ENDER 6 pts
- ERODE 6 pts
- LODEN 6 pts
- OLDEN 6 pts
- OLDER 6 pts
- REDON 6 pts
- RONDE 6 pts
- ENROL 5 pts
- LEONE 5 pts
- LONER 5 pts
- NEROL 5 pts
4-letter words
84 words- HELP 9 pts
- HOLP 9 pts
- HOPE 9 pts
- PHEO 9 pts
- PHON 9 pts
- HEED 8 pts
- HELD 8 pts
- HERD 8 pts
- HOED 8 pts
- HOLD 8 pts
- OHED 8 pts
- DEEP 7 pts
- DOPE 7 pts
- DORP 7 pts
- DROP 7 pts
- HEEL 7 pts
- HELO 7 pts
- HERE 7 pts
- HERL 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HOLE 7 pts
- HONE 7 pts
- HORN 7 pts
- LEHR 7 pts
- OPED 7 pts
- PEED 7 pts
- PEND 7 pts
- PLED 7 pts
- PLOD 7 pts
- POND 7 pts
- PROD 7 pts
- LOPE 6 pts
- NEEP 6 pts
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- OPEN 6 pts
- PEEL 6 pts
- PEEN 6 pts
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- PERE 6 pts
- POLE 6 pts
- PONE 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- PORN 6 pts
- PREE 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- DEER 5 pts
- DELE 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DERE 5 pts
- DOER 5 pts
- DOLE 5 pts
- DONE 5 pts
- DORE 5 pts
- DREE 5 pts
- LEDE 5 pts
- LEND 5 pts
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- LORD 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NERD 5 pts
- NODE 5 pts
- OLDE 5 pts
- REDE 5 pts
- REDO 5 pts
- REED 5 pts
- REND 5 pts
- RODE 5 pts
- ENOL 4 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- LEER 4 pts
- LENO 4 pts
- LONE 4 pts
- LORE 4 pts
- LORN 4 pts
- NOEL 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- REEL 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
- ROLE 4 pts
3-letter words
42 words- HEP 8 pts
- HOP 8 pts
- PEH 8 pts
- DOH 7 pts
- EDH 7 pts
- HOD 7 pts
- DEP 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- HON 6 pts
- NOH 6 pts
- PED 6 pts
- LOP 5 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- PEE 5 pts
- PEN 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DEL 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DOL 4 pts
- DON 4 pts
- DOR 4 pts
- ELD 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- LED 4 pts
- NOD 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- OLD 4 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- EON 3 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LOR 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
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