pens
/pɛnz/noun
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An enclosure (enclosed area) used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle.
Example: There are two steers in the third pen.
A prison cell.
Example: They caught him with a stolen horse, and he wound up in the pen again.
The bullpen.
Example: Two righties are up in the pen.
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To enclose in a pen.
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A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.
Example: He took notes with a pen.
A writer, or his style.
Example: He has a sharp pen.
Marks of ink left by a pen.
Example: He's unhappy because he got pen on his new shirt.
A light pen.
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To write (an article, a book, etc.).
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A female swan.
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Penalty.
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In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.
In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p.
In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.
In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.