pen

Plural: pens

Noun

• a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
• an enclosure for confining livestock
• a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
• a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
• female swan
• An enclosure (enclosed area) used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle.
• A penitentiary, i.e. a state or federal prison for convicted felons.
• The bullpen.
• A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.
• A writer, or their style.
• Marks of ink left by a pen.
• A light pen.
• The internal cartilage skeleton of a squid, shaped like a pen.
• A feather, especially one of the flight feathers of a bird, angel etc.
• A wing.
• A syringe-like device for injecting a dose of medication such as insulin or epinephrine. (See Injector pen.)
• Ellipsis of vapor pen (“electronic cigarette”).
• A female swan.
• Penalty.
• Penetration.
• plural of pan

Verb

Verb Forms: penned, penning, pens

• To write or compose with a pen.
• produce a literary work
• To enclose in a pen.
• To write (an article, a book, etc.).

Examples

• a dab pen; a wax pen
• England won 3-1 on pens.
• He decided to PEN a challenging word, hoping his opponent wouldn’t see the triple letter score.
• He has a sharp pen.
• He took notes with a pen.
• He's unhappy because he got pen on his new shirt.
• Please use a pen, not a pencil, when filling out this form. Use black or blue ink only.
• There are two steers in the third pen.
• They caught him with a stolen horse, and he wound up in the pen again.
• Two righties are up in the pen.

Synonyms

compose, indite, penitentiary, playpen, write, biro, pen, swaness

Related Words

pin, pin-pen merger, prison

Anagrams of pen