Definition of Pen

Pen
(v. t.)
To write; to compose and commit to paper; to indite; to compose; as, to pen a sonnet.
  
(n.)
The internal shell of a squid.
  
(n.)
Fig.: A writer, or his style; as, he has a sharp pen.
  
(n.)
An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now also of other materials, as of steel, gold, etc. Also, originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching or graving.
  
(n.)
A wing.
  
(n.)
A small inclosure; as, a pen for sheep or for pigs.
  
(n.)
A female swan.
  
(n.)
A feather.
  
(n. & v.)
To shut up, as in a pen or cage; to confine in a small inclosure or narrow space; to coop up, or shut in; to inclose.
  

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Noun
1. a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
(hypernym) writing implement
(hyponym) ballpoint, ballpoint pen, ballpen, Biro
(part-meronym) nib, pen nib
(derivation) write, compose, indite
2. an enclosure for confining livestock
(hypernym) enclosure
(hyponym) cow pen, cattle pen, corral
3. a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
(synonym) playpen
(hypernym) enclosure
4. a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
(synonym) penitentiary
(hypernym) correctional institution
5. female swan
(hypernym) swan

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Verb
1. produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
(synonym) write, compose, indite
(hypernym) create verbally
(hyponym) draw
(entail) spell, write
(verb-group) publish, write
(classification) writing, authorship, composition, penning

Pen and ink
Meaning
Stink.
Origin
Cockney rhyming slang.

Pen
prison

Flesh in the pen
momentary brilliance: “Ar, stoo gooder last, it's jessa flesh in the pen.” [General etymological opinion is that this phrase has come down from the time when the early Strine settlers fashioned pens from goose quills - often without first removing the goose. The phrase is believed originally to have been, “gooseflesh in the pen”, meaning shaky or illegible writing (caused by the struggles of the goose)]

Pen and ink
1. stink; 2. alcoholic drink (rhyming slang)

Pen-pusher
one who works with a pen, especially a clerk engaged in work considered to be drudgery (also formerly “quill-pusher”)

pen
penitentiary, jail

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pen
\pen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. penned (?) or pent (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. penning.] [oe. pennen, as. pennan in on-pennan to unfasten, prob. from the same source as pin, and orig. meaning, to fasten with a peg.see pin, n. & v.] to shut up, as in a pen or cage; to confine in a small inclosure or narrow space; to coop up, or shut in; to inclose. "away with her, and pen her up." watching where shepherds pen their flocks at eve.
pen
\pen\ (?), n. [oe. penne, of. penne, pene, f. penne, fr. l. penna.]
1. a feather. [obs.]
2. a wing. [obs.]
3. an instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now also of other materials, as of steel, gold, etc. also, originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching or graving. graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock. xix. 24.
4. fig.: a writer, or his style; as, he has a sharp pen. "those learned pens."
5. (zo?l.) the internal shell of a squid.
6. [etymol. uncertain.] (zo?l.) a female swan. [prov. eng.]

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 geometric pen 
 text pen 
 music pen 
 dinosaur pen 
 sea-pen 
 keelyvine pen 
 pen feather 
 electric pen 
 dotting pen 
 bow pen 
 light pen 
 pen and ink 
 sea pen 
 fountain pen 
 pen name 
 quill pen 
 pen-and-ink 
 bow-pen 

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Pen
Pen = n. a head; a chief; an end, a head, chief, supreme

Corlan
Corlan = n. a sheepfold, a pen

Corlanu
Corlanu = v. to fold, to pen

Llogail
Llogail = n. a bracer, a fence; a crib, a pen

Pin
Pin = n. a pin; a stile, a pen

Ysgrifenu
Ysgrifenu = v. to write, to pen

Pen
To dream of a pen, foretells you are unfortunately being led into serious complications by your love of adventure. If the pen refuses to write, you will be charged with a serious breach of morality.
  

Pen
Fountain pen or unusual pen: Inspired writer.

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pen

The graphical characteristics, such as color, specified by a Line, Point, or Circle statement or by the current ForeColor or FillColor setting.

pen
claustrum

feather featherbed pen
pluma

pen
(n) Penitentiary, jail. "To all of my peoples in the pens, keep ya head up" -- Lost Boyz (Lex Coupes, Beamaz and Benz's [??]).

pen
(n) Penitentiary, jail. "To all of my peoples in the pens, keep ya head up" -- Lost Boyz (Lex Coupes, Beamaz and Benz's [??]).

Pen

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