English dictionary

pen

/p/E/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
an enclosure for confining livestock

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play

noun.artifact

Synonyms playpen

Source: WordNet 3.0
a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes

noun.artifact

Synonyms penitentiary

Source: WordNet 3.0
female swan

noun.animal

Source: WordNet 3.0
A feather.

noun

Source: webster1913
A small inclosure; as, a <i>pen</i> for sheep or for pigs.

noun

Source: webster1913

produce a literary work

verb.creation

Synonyms compose indite write

Source: WordNet 3.0
To write; to compose and commit to paper; to indite; to compose; as, to <i>pen</i> a sonnet.

verb

Source: webster1913
To shut up, as in a pen or cage; to confine in a small inclosure or narrow space; to coop up, or shut in; to inclose.

verb

Source: webster1913