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pen 1 P0159300 (pĕn)n.1. An instrument for writing or drawing with ink or similar fluid, especially:a. A ballpoint pen.b. A fountain pen.c. A pen point.d. A penholder and its pen point.e. A quill.2. a. An instrument for writing regarded as a means of expression: "Tyranny has no enemy so formidable as the pen" (William Cobbett).b. A writer or an author: a hired pen.c. A style of writing: wrote plays with a witty pen.3. A pen-shaped device containing something other than ink: an insulin pen; a vaporizer pen.4. Any of various other pen-shaped devices, such as a laser pointer.5. The chitinous internal shell of a squid.6. A pen shell.7. pens Archaic The primary feathers or wings of a bird.tr.v. penned, pen·ning, pens To write or compose: penned a letter.
[Middle English penne, from Old French, from Late Latin penna, from Latin, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
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pen 2 P0159300 (pĕn)n.1. a. A fenced enclosure for animals.b. The animals kept in such an enclosure.c. Any of various enclosures, such as a bullpen or playpen, used for a variety of purposes.2. A roofed dock for submarines.tr.v. penned or pent (pĕnt), pen·ning, pens To confine in or as if in a pen. See Synonyms at enclose.
[Middle English, from Old English penn.]
pen 3 P0159300 (pĕn)n. A female swan.
[Origin unknown.]
pen 4 P0159300 (pĕn)n. Informal A penitentiary; a prison.
[Short for penitentiary.]penner (ˈpɛnə) n1. a person who writes or composes2. (Agriculture) agriculture a person who pens livestock3. obsolete a pen case
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Penner (pĕn`ər), river, 350 mi (563 km) long, rising in the Eastern Ghats, Karnataka state, S India, and flowing N into Andhra Pradesh state, then E to the Bay of Bengal, near Nellore. The river is used for irrigation.FinancialSeePEN |