pen

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/ˈpɛn/

noun 13verb 2name 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

ballpoint, felt-tip/felt-tipped, fountain, ink, marker, quill | coloured

VERB + PEN

use, write (sth) with

PEN + VERB

write

My new pen writes so smoothly that I enjoy taking notes in class now.

run out

I need a new pen because mine ran out during the exam this morning.

PEN + NOUN

nib

PHRASES

pen and ink

The artist created beautiful illustrations using just pen and ink.

Definitions

noun

An enclosure (enclosed area) used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle.

There are two steers in the third pen.

A penitentiary, i.e. a state or federal prison for convicted felons.

They caught him with a stolen horse, and he wound up in the pen again.

The bullpen.

Two righties are up in the pen.

verb

To enclose in a pen.

Watching where shepherds pen their flocks at eve.

noun

A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.

He took notes with a pen.

Please use a pen, not a pencil, when filling out this form. Use black or blue ink only.

A writer, or their style.

He has a sharp pen.

those learned pens

Marks of ink left by a pen.

He's unhappy because he got pen on his new shirt.

A light pen.

The internal cartilage skeleton of a squid, shaped like a pen.

A pen is nothing more complex than a decalcified shell, so one mutation of the genes that controlled calcification could be all it took.

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Synonyms

noun — a correctional institution for those convicted of major crim

penitentiary

noun — a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play

playpen

verb — produce a literary work

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

poison pen

A manner, means, or tone of expression had by a written work, characterized by spitefulness, defamation, and/or intimidation directed toward a person, organization, or point of view.

Peter Isaacson continued his attack on Hearst and the poison pen of his editors.

the pen is mightier than the sword

More influence and power can be usurped by writing than by fighting.

If the pen is mightier than the sword in American history, it is more likely the pen of a novelist than the typewriter of a reporter — Harriet Beecher Stowe stimulating antislavery

put pen to paper

To write something (especially using pen and ink).

you don't dip your pen in company ink

One should avoid romantic or sexual relationships in the workplace.

"In my job, young hot things have been coming up to me for years," says Fletcher, the retired pilot. "You don't dip your pen in company ink."

you don't dip your pen in the company's ink

Alternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink.

Example Bank

There are two steers in the third pen.

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They caught him with a stolen horse, and he wound up in the pen again.

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Two righties are up in the pen.

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Watching where shepherds pen their flocks at eve.

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He took notes with a pen.

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Please use a pen, not a pencil, when filling out this form. Use black or blue ink only.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, pen is marked as slang, figuratively, informal, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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