pen
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,136 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,289 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
- an enclosure for confining livestock
- a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play also: playpen
- a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes also: penitentiary
- female swan
verb
- produce a literary work also: write, compose, indite She composed a poemHe wrote four novels
pen in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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His pen shall not "riot in pompous style."
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1
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I took up the pen and dashed at it.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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He took up his pen, with a slight, instantaneous frown, and altered something, muttering--“Careless.”
The Club of Queer Trades · G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton · Chapter 1
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He was so full of thoughts and fancies that he sought the pen instinctively, to jot them down.
Poems Household Edition · Ralph Waldo Emerson · Chapter 1
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Special attention is | | called to the following grades, as being better suited for | | business purposes than any Pen manufactured.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1