Dictionary entry details
• PEN (noun)
Meaning:
A writing implement with a point from which ink flows
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pen" is a kind of...):
writing implement (an implement that is used to write)
Meronyms (parts of "pen"):
nib; pen nib (the writing point of a pen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pen"):
ballpen; ballpoint; ballpoint pen; Biro (a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper)
felt tip; felt-tip pen; felt-tipped pen; Magic Marker (a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker))
fountain pen (a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel)
quill; quill pen (pen made from a bird's feather)
Meaning:
An enclosure for confining livestock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pen" is a kind of...):
enclosure (artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for some purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pen"):
pigpen; pigsty; sty (a pen for swine)
rodeo (an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up)
pinfold (a pen where stray animals are confined)
paddock (pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race)
kraal (a pen for livestock in southern Africa)
holding paddock; holding pen; holding yard (a pen where livestock is temporarily confined)
fold; sheep pen; sheepcote; sheepfold (a pen for sheep)
creep (a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot)
cattle pen; corral; cow pen (a pen for cattle)
Meaning:
A portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
playpen; pen
Hypernyms ("pen" is a kind of...):
enclosure (artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for some purpose)
Meaning:
A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
penitentiary; pen
Hypernyms ("pen" is a kind of...):
correctional institution (a penal institution maintained by the government)
Meaning:
Female swan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("pen" is a kind of...):
swan (stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult)
• PEN (verb)
Meaning:
Produce a literary work
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
indite; pen; write; compose
Context examples:
She composed a poem / He wrote four novels
Hypernyms (to "pen" is one way to...):
create verbally (create with or from words)
"Pen" entails doing...:
spell; write (write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word))
Domain category:
authorship; composition; penning; writing (the act of creating written works)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pen"):
adopt; dramatise; dramatize (put into dramatic form)
draft; outline (draw up an outline or sketch for something)
poetise; poetize; verse; versify (compose verses or put into verse)
author (be the author of)
annotate; footnote (add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments)
cite; reference (refer to)
write out; write up (put into writing; write in complete form)
write copy (write for commercial publications)
rewrite (rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose)
dash off; fling off; knock off; scratch off; toss off (write quickly)
write off (write something fluently, and without hesitation)
paragraph (write about in a paragraph)
paragraph (write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher)
profile (write about)
write about; write of; write on (write about a particular topic)
lyric (write lyrics for (a song))
draw (write a legal document or paper)
script (write a script for)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Did he pen his major works over a short period of time?
