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An instrument used for writing
“The fifth, Arseny Silin, was also illiterate, but he managed to make a scribble with a pen.”
The fact or occupation of writing, something written, or a given style of writing
“For me, the ride had me weeping for joy as it does when I read it from the author's pen.”
A small enclosure in which sheep, pigs, or other farm animals are kept
“Designed as a giant sheep pen for agricultural shows, the room has a slanted floor for, well, better drainage.”
A place where prisoners are confined
“The shyster is incarcerated at the federal pen, where he's doing triple life, with each life sentence followed without the possibility of parole.”
A writer of a book, article, or document
A place where a prisoner is locked up
Writing utensil
An area of land and its buildings, used for growing crops and rearing animals
The yard associated with or surrounding a barn
Ballpoint pen
Or stables, where livestock is kept temporarily before being slaughtered, treated, sold, or shipped etc.
Dirty place
Pigsty
A small barn for keeping cows
The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody
An enclosed compartment that allows privacy, for example when telephoning, voting, or sitting in a restaurant
A secret or private place in which a person seeks concealment or seclusion
A dirty, messy or generally unpleasant place
To confine within an enclosure, typically of farm animals
“A local cow jockey and a crew of cowboys had tried several times to pen the cows.”
To cage or hold captive in a secured structure
“And when we've captured two or three, we pen them in a little jail.”
To put in writing
“It seemed easy enough to pen a short note to some far-off relative while seated at her escritoire.”
To write one's name as a signature for purposes of identification or authorization
To communicate by writing or exchanging letters or mail
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