pennoun [ C ]
uk/pen/us/pen/pen noun [ C ] (FOR WRITING)
A1 a long, thin object used for writing or drawing with ink:
a fountain/ballpoint/felt-tip pen
Don't write in pen (= using a pen), or you won't be able to rub out any mistakes you make.
More 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.
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Publishing: paper & stationery
- A3
- A5
- acid-free
- assembler
- ballpoint pen
- grammage
- graph paper
- headed notepaper
- highlighter
- jotter
- keypad
- pencil
- qwerty
- ream
- rice paper
- rough paper
- scrap paper
- slate
- tissue
- watermark
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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 :
He served nine years in the state pen.
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Animal Dwellings - man-made
- apiary
- aquarium
- aviary
- birdcage
- birdhouse
- cage
- doghouse
- dovecote
- fish tank
- fishbowl
- goldfish bowl
- hive
- nesting box
- pigeon loft
- pigpen
- pigsty
- sanctuary
- stabling
- stall
- sty
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Prisons & parts of prisons
Idiom(s)
the pen is mightier than the sword
put/set pen to paper
penverb [ T ]
uk/pen/us/pen/-nn- formalto write something:
She penned a note of thanks to her hostess.
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Writing & typing
- asterisk
- borrow
- chalk
- co-author
- compose
- copy
- creative writing
- enter
- fair sth out
- fire
- ghostwrite
- misspell
- orthography
- record
- run
- scrawl
- transcription
- typing
- write
- write sth up
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Phrasal verb(s)
pen sb in/up