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Meaning
Noun
●
An
enclosure
(enclosed area) used to
contain
domesticated
animals
, especially
sheep
or cattle.
●
Penitentiary, i.e. a state or
federal
prison
for
convicted
felons.
●
In Baseball:
The bullpen.
●
A
tool
,
originally
made from a
feather
but now usually a small
tubular
instrument
,
containing
ink
used to
write
or make marks.
●
A
writer
, or their style.
●
Marks of
ink
left
by a pen.
●
A
light
pen.
●
In Zoology:
The
internal
cartilage
skeleton
of a
squid
,
shaped
like a pen.
●
A
feather
, especially one of the
flight feathers
of a
bird
,
angel
etc.
●
A wing.
●
A
female
swan.
●
In Football (soccer):
Penalty.
●
plural of pan
●
In Organic chemistry:
Abbreviation of
polyethylene
naphthalate.
●
In Skating:
Abbreviation of
penalty
. (a
scorecard
score
when a
skater
is
penalized
out of
their skate)
Verb
●
To
enclose
in a pen.
●
To
write
(an
article
, a
book
, etc.).
Name
●
A
diminutive
of the
female
given name
Penelope
●
The 68th
sura
(chapter) of
th
e Qur'an.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
pen
English
penne
Middle English (1100-1500)
penn
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Biro
Pen
Swaness
Write
Penitentiary
Prison
Corral
Jail
Kraal
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Rhymes
N
Cn
En
Gen
Hen
Den
Sen
Fen
Ken
Ken
Ten
Zen
Pen
Wen
Yen
Men
Cbn
Ben
Ben
Aken
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Glen
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Glen
Doyen
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