Pen Definition–noun | 1. | any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance. |
| 2. | a detachable metal penpoint, filled by dipping or with a quill; nib. |
| 3. | such a penpoint with its penholder. |
| 6. | the pen as the instrument of writing or authorship: The pen is mightier than the sword. |
| 7. | a person's style or quality of writing: He writes with a witty, incisive pen. |
| 8. | a writer: I leave this story to
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| 9. | the profession of writing: a master of the pen. |
| 12. | something resembling or suggesting a feather or quill. |
| 13. | Zoology. an internal, corneous or chitinous, feather-shaped structure in certain cephalopods, as the squid. |
–verb (used with object) | 14. | to write with or as with a pen; put down in writing: to pen an essay. |
| 15. | to draw with or as with a pen: to pen a sketch. |
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