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Pen Ink Write Noun Bre Book Martin Amis

Word pen
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / pen / NAmE / pen /
Example
  • pen and ink
  • a new book from the pen of martin amis
  • a sheep pen
  • his pen was poised, ready to sign his name.
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pen

(noun)BrE / pen / NAmE / pen /
  1. an instrument made of plastic or metal used for writing with ink
    • see also ballpoint pen
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ballpoint
    • pen and ink
    • a new book from the pen of Martin Amis
  2. a small piece of land surrounded by a fence in which farm animals are kept
    • See related entries: Animal homes
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/animal_homes/pen_1
    • a sheep pen
    • = penitentiary
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/penitentiary
  3. people who write books, poems, etc. have a greater effect on history and human affairs than soldiers and wars
  4. to write or start to write something
  5. a small mistake in something that you write or say
    • Did I call you Richard? Sorry, Robert, just a slip of the tongue.

    Extra Examples

    • His pen was poised, ready to sign his name.
    • I grabbed a pen and began taking notes.
    • Let me grab a pen.
    • My pen’s run out.
    • The President has yet to wield his veto pen to block a bill.
    • This pen won’t write.
    • pen and ink drawings

    Word Origin

    • noun sense 1 Middle English (originally denoting a feather with a sharpened quill): from Old French penne, from Latin penna ‘feather’ (in late Latin ‘pen’). noun sense 2 Old English penn, of unknown origin.
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