any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
a detachable metal penpoint, filled by dipping or with a quill; nib.
such a penpoint with its penholder.
fountain pen.
ballpoint pen.
the pen as the instrument of writing or authorship: The pen is mightier than the sword.
a person's style or quality of writing: He writes with a witty, incisive pen.
a writer: I leave this story to abler pens.
the profession of writing: a master of the pen.
a pen-shaped device having a cartridge filled with a drug or medication: an insulin pen with disposable needles.
Computers. stylus (def. 3).
Ornithology.
a quill.
a pinfeather.
something resembling or suggesting a feather or quill.
Zoology. an internal, corneous or chitinous, feather-shaped structure in certain cephalopods, as the squid.
verb (used with object),penned,pen·ning.
to write with or as with a pen; put down in writing: to pen an essay.
to draw with or as with a pen: to pen a sketch.
Origin of pen
1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English penn(e), from Old French penne “pen, feather,” from Late Latin penna “pen,” from Latin penna, pinna “feather, wing”
animals so enclosed: We have a pen of twenty sheep.
an enclosure used for confinement or safekeeping: We have built several pens to hold our harvest of corn.
playpen.
bull pen.
a dock having a protective concrete structure overhead, used to service and repair submarines.
verb (used with object),penned or pent,pen·ning.
to confine in or as in a pen.
Origin of pen
2
First recorded before 1000; (noun) Middle English penne, Old English penn (in compounds); perhaps akin to pin; (verb) Middle English pennen, derivative of the noun
Definition for pen (3 of 7)
pen3
[ pen ]
/ pɛn /
nounSlang.
penitentiary (def. 1).
Origin of pen
3
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; shortened form
Definition for pen (4 of 7)
pen4
[ pen ]
/ pɛn /
noun
a female swan.
Origin of pen
4
First recorded in 1540–50; origin uncertain
Definition for pen (5 of 7)
pen-
variant of pene- before a vowel: penannular.
Definition for pen (6 of 7)
Pen.
or pen.
peninsula.
Definition for pen (7 of 7)
P.E.N.
International Association of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, and Novelists.
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an implement for writing or drawing using ink, formerly consisting of a sharpened and split quill, and now of a metal nib attached to a holderSee also ballpoint, fountain pen
the writing end of such an implement; nib
style of writing
the pen
writing as an occupation
the written wordthe pen is mightier than the sword
the long horny internal shell of a squid
verbpens, penningorpenned
(tr)to write or compose
Word Origin for pen
Old English pinne, from Late Latin penna (quill) pen, from Latin: feather
British Dictionary definitions for pen (2 of 6)
pen2
/ (pɛn) /
noun
an enclosure in which domestic animals are keptsheep pen
any place of confinement
a dock for servicing submarines, esp one having a bombproof roof
verbpens, penning, pennedorpent
(tr)to enclose or keep in a pen
Word Origin for pen
Old English penn, perhaps related to pin
British Dictionary definitions for pen (3 of 6)
pen3
/ (pɛn) /
noun
US and Canadianinformal short for penitentiary (def. 1)
British Dictionary definitions for pen (4 of 6)
pen4
/ (pɛn) /
noun
a female swan
Word Origin for pen
C16: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for pen (5 of 6)
PEN
/ (pɛn) /
n acronym for
International Association of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, and Novelists