pen
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- noun
- /pɛn/
- She always carries a pen in her bag for taking notes during meetings.
- pen and paper
- pen and ink
- pen or pencil
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Watch on YouTubeFirst step is to push the pen down and then twist it.
- First step is to push the pen down and then twist it.
- Oh my God, they're like actual highlighter pens and I love it.
- Instead of just having humans with pen and paper solve it all.
- This is the this is the space pen that was developed by NASA.
- And this eyebrow pen, the tattoo pen has two sides.
- Kick them to the ground, grab the pen and yell get right nut?
Examples
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Yeah, I got a pen right here for you.
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Do you have a pen?
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What I do not have is a pen or a paper.
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Have you got a pen and paper?
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I looked down at the page, picked up the pen, and wrote, "Dear Dad."
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Hey, brother, hand me that pen.
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Boy, that sure is a fancy-lookin' pen you got there.
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Here's a pen for you.
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Trish found a gold pen in the laundry.
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I have a pen.
Synonyms
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1.1
A pen with a thick tip used to make bold marks
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A pen that puts ink on paper with a small metal ball at the tip
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3.1
A pen with a built-in ink holder that lets ink flow to the tip
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A writing pen with a small metal ball in the tip that rolls ink onto paper
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2.8
A brand of permanent marker used to write on many surfaces
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3.0
A pen with a soft cloth tip used for drawing or coloring
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8.1
A writing tool made from a bird's feather that you dip in ink to write
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2.1
A pen with a soft felt tip for writing or drawing
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3.0
A tool for writing or drawing with a soft tip that makes bold lines
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3.2
A thing that you use to write, like a pen or pencil
A pen with a small metal ball at the tip that rolls and puts ink on paper
Idioms
To use someone else's ideas without giving them credit
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.3
A small fenced area that holds animals like sheep or cattle for a short time
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5.7
A small wireless tool shaped like a pen that moves the computer pointer for drawing and precise work
A small brown mammal from Malaysia with a bare tail and long stiff hairs at the tip
- UK
A small brown tree shrew from Malaysia with a bare tail fringed by stiff hairs at the tip
How Precise
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pen comes from the Latin word penna meaning 'feather', because early writing pens were quills made from bird feathers. So a pen is a tool for writing.