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Meaning of pen in English
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/ pen /pen noun [C] ( FOR WRITING )
Add to word list Add to word list A1 a long , thin object used for writing or drawing with ink : a fountain / ballpoint / felt-tip pen in pen Don't write in pen (= using a pen) , or you won't be able to rub out any mistakes you make. Sky_Blue/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages More examples Fewer examples She rummaged through all the drawers , looking for a pen. My pen seems to be running out of ink - I need a refill . She sat , pen in hand , searching for the right words. I love my new pen - it just glides over the paper . She keeps a supply of pens and pencils in a container by the phone . SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Publishing: paper & stationery A3 A5 acid-free assembler backspace ballpoint pen chalk fountain pen gift wrap grammage grease pencil hanging chad notepad propelling pencil pulp quill quire qwerty ream vellum See more results »pen noun [C] ( ENCLOSED SPACE )
a small area surrounded by a fence , especially one in which animals are kept : a sheep / pig pen See also playpen US slang for penitentiary : state pen He served nine years in the state pen. US informal for bullpen : He chose to stick with the starting pitcher instead of going to the pen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Animal dwellings - man-made animal shelter apiary aviary bee house beehive bird box bullpen cowshed crate doghouse dovecote fish tank hive nesting box perch pigeon loft pigpen pigsty rabbit hutch sty See more results »You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Prisons & parts of prisons Baseball & rounderspen noun [C] ( BIRD )
a female swan : The cob and pen then send their grown cygnets off to find their own water . Compare cob (BIRD) Tim Graham/Getty Images News/GettyImages SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Birds which live by or on inland water bittern black swan coot corncrake crane cygnet grebe heron ibis kingfisher moorhen pelican sandhill crane snipe snowy egret stork swan trumpeter swan waterfowl whooping crane See more results »You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Names for the male & female of animalspen noun [C] ( FOOTBALL )
informal for penalty : "Referee, that has to be a pen!" he yelled . SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Football/soccer 18-yard box 2 3 5 4 3 2 1 4 4 2 4 5 1 foosball football boot football match football player football pools fullback nutmeg postgame powerchair football premiership professional foul the Football League the Poznań the Premier League woodwork See more results »Idioms
the pen is mightier than the sword put/set pen to paper pen verb [ T ] formal ukYour browser doesn't support HTML5 audio
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/ pen / -nn- to write something: She penned a note of thanks to her hostess . Synonyms compose write Compare scrawl verb scribble verb SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Writing & typing agraphia asemic bang bang something out phrasal verb bash something out phrasal verb borrow chart dot draw enter keyboard misspell orthography purple prose put someone down for something phrasal verb put something/someone down phrasal verb re-register re-registration scrawl semiotics See more results »Phrasal verb
pen someone in/up (Definition of pen from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)pen | American Dictionary
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/ pen /pen noun ( WRITING DEVICE )
Add to word list Add to word list [ C/U ] a thin device with a point used for writing or drawing with ink : [ C ] a fountain / ballpoint / felt-tip pen [ U ] You must fill out the application in pen (= using a pen) .pen noun ( ENCLOSED SPACE )
[ C ] a small area surrounded by a fence in which animals are kept , or slang a prison or jail pen verb [ T ] usYour browser doesn't support HTML5 audio
/ pen / -nn-pen verb [T] ( WRITING DEVICE )
to use a pen to write or draw something with ink : She penned (= wrote ) a thank-you note .pen verb [T] ( ENCLOSED SPACE )
to enclose a person or animal in a small area by surrounding the area with a fence : Sheep are penned behind the barn . (Definition of pen from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of pen ?Translations of pen
in Chinese (Traditional) 書寫工具, （用墨水的）筆, 圈起的空間… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 书写工具, （用墨水的）笔, 圈起的空间… See more in Spanish bolígrafo, pluma, corral… See more in Portuguese caneta, curral, cisne fêmea… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian लेखणी… See more ペン, 囲（かこ）い… See more dolma kalem, ağıl, hayvan barınağı… See more stylo [masculine], enclos [masculine], enclos… See more bolígraf, ploma… See more hok, kooi, pen… See more மை கொண்டு எழுதுவதற்கு அல்லது வரைவதற்குப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு நீண்ட, மெல்லிய பொருள்… See more कलम, लेखनी, पेन… See more લેખની, પેન, કલમ… See more fold, -fold, pen… See more fålla, kätte, bläckpenna… See more petak, pen… See more der Pferch, der Federhalter… See more penn [masculine], innhegning [masculine], binge… See more قلم, پین… See more невеликий загін, перо, ручка… See more ручка, загон, писать… See more పెన్ను, కలం… See more قَلَم… See more কলম, পেন… See more chlév, kotec, ohrádka… See more kandang terbuka, fulpen… See more คอก, ปากกา… See more chỗ quây kín, cái bút… See more długopis, zagroda, napisać… See more 펜… See more penna, recinto… See more Need a translator?Get a quick, free translation!
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All ballpoint (pen) felt-tip pen pen name pen pal pen cap pen lid felt pen See all meanings Phrasal Verbs pen someone in/up phrasal verb See all phrasal verb meanings Idioms and phrases put/set pen to paper idiom at the stroke of a pen idiom the pen is mightier than the sword idiom See all idioms and phrasesWord of the Day
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