pen
noun[C]
uk/pen/us/pen/pennoun[C](FOR WRITING)
A1
along,thinobjectused for writing ordrawingwithink:
（用墨水的）笔afountain/ballpoint/felt-tippen自来水／圆珠／毡头笔
Don't writeinpen(= using a pen), or you won't beabletorubout anymistakesyou make.不要用钢笔写，否则写错就擦不掉了。
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- Sherummagedthrough all thedrawers,lookingfor a pen.
- My penseemsto berunningout ofink- I need arefill.
- Shesat, pen inhand,searchingfor therightwords.
- Ilovemy new pen - it justglidesover thepaper.
- Shekeepsasupplyof pens andpencilsin acontainerby thephone.
Publishing: paper & stationery
- A3
- A5
- acid-free
- assembler
- backspace
- ballpoint pen
- chalk
- foolscap
- fountain pen
- gift wrap
- grammage
- hanging chad
- notepad
- propelling pencil
- pulp
- quill
- quire
- qwerty
- ream
- slate
pennoun[C](ENCLOSED SPACE)
asmallareasurroundedby afence,especiallyone in whichanimalsarekept:
（尤指饲养动物的）圈，栏asheep/pigpen羊／猪圈
See also
playpen
US
slangforpenitentiary:
Heservednineyearsin thestatepen.他在州立监狱服刑9年。
US
informalforbullpen:
Hechosetostickwith thestartingpitcherinsteadof going to the pen.
Animal dwellings - man-made
- animal shelter
- apiary
- aviary
- beehive
- bird box
- birdcage
- crate
- doghouse
- dovecote
- fish tank
- fishbowl
- hive
- perch
- pigeon loft
- pigpen
- pigsty
- rabbit hutch
- rescue centre
- stall
- sty
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Prisons & parts of prisons
Baseball & rounders
pennoun[C](BIRD)
afemaleswan:
Thecoband pen thensendtheirgrowncygnetsoff tofindtheirownwater.
Compare
cob(BIRD)
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Birds which live by or on inland water
- bittern
- coot
- corncrake
- crane
- cygnet
- egret
- flamingo
- grebe
- heron
- ibis
- kingfisher
- moorhen
- mute swan
- pelican
- snipe
- stork
- swan
- wader
- water bird
- waterfowl
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Names for the male & female of animals
pennoun[C](FOOTBALL)
informalforpenalty:
"Referee, that has to be a pen!" heyelled.
Football/soccer
- 18-yard box
- 2 3 5
- 4 3 2 1
- 4 4 2
- 4 5 1
- football pools
- footgolfer
- formation
- foul throw
- four five one
- four four two
- nutmeg
- premiership
- professional foul
- promedios
- rabona
- reducer
- relegation zone
- sweeper
- woodwork
Idioms
the pen is mightier than the sword
put/set pen to paper
pen
verb[T]
formaluk/pen/us/pen/-nn-to write something:
写She penned anoteofthanksto herhostess.她给女主人写了一封感谢信。
Synonyms
compose
write
Compare
scrawlverb
scribbleverb
Writing & typing
- asemic
- bashsomethingout
- borrow
- calligrapher
- carriage return
- fair
- jot
- minute
- overwrite
- re-registration
- readability
- recompose
- reformulate
- registration
- rekey
- scribble
- touch-type
- unwritten
- writ
- writing
Phrasal verb
pensomeonein/up