pen

  • 61pen — English has three words pen. The oldest, ‘enclosure’ [OE], is something of a mystery term. It has no known relatives in the other European languages, and even in English it is not unequivocally found in its current sense until the 14th century.… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 62pen up — verb confine in a fold, like sheep • Syn: ↑fold • Derivationally related forms: ↑fold (for: ↑fold) • Hypernyms: ↑restrain, ↑confine, ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 63pen — pen1 noun 1》 an instrument for writing or drawing with ink, typically consisting of a metal nib or ball, or a nylon tip, fitted into a metal or plastic holder.     ↘(the pen) writing as an occupation.     ↘an electronic device used in conjunction …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 64pen — English has three words pen. The oldest, ‘enclosure’ [OE], is something of a mystery term. It has no known relatives in the other European languages, and even in English it is not unequivocally found in its current sense until the 14th century.… …

    Word origins

  • 65PEN — Cet article possède des paronymes, voir : penne et Le Pen. Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. PEN, sigle de trois lettres, pe …

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  • 66pen — 1. noun /pɛn/ a) An enclosed area used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle. There are two steers in the third pen. b) A place to confine a person; a prison cell. They caught him with a stolen horse, and he wound up in the… …

    Wiktionary

  • 67pen in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pen in : present tense I/you/we/they pen in he/she/it pens in present participle penning in past tense penned in past participle penned in 1) same as pen II, 2) We penned the sheep in for the night. 2) to make …

    English dictionary

  • 68pen up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pen up : present tense I/you/we/they pen up he/she/it pens up present participle penning up past tense penned up past participle penned up same as pen II, 2) Before she left she penned up both dogs in the back …

    English dictionary

  • 69pen — See: POISON PEN, SLIP OF THE PEN …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 70pen — See: POISON PEN, SLIP OF THE PEN …

    Dictionary of American idioms