PEN

International authors' group

Pen is most frequently a verb that means write, as in he penned the letter.

The noun pen is mainly used for a writing instrument that uses ink.

A pen is also an enclosed area, such as a playpen for a child or a pigpen for pigs.

A different kind of pen is a slang term for prison.

enclosure

corral

Fenced livestock enclosure

  • paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
  • styPig enclosure
  • coopPoultry enclosure

hutch · fold · stockade · fence · livestock · pigpen · sheep · cattle · barnyard · encircle

writing

ink

Writing fluid

felt-tip · gel · rollerball · quill · cartridge · refill · cap · click · scribble · jot

prison

jail

Detention facility

  • cellBasic unit of life
  • inmateConfined facility resident
  • convictJailed offender after trial

incarceration · sentence · bars · lockup · slammer · correctional · warden · parole · time · stretch

female-swan

cob

Maize ear's central cylinder

  • cygnetImmature swan
  • swanLarge graceful waterbird
  • matePartner or companion

nesting · waterbird · pair · brood · mute · trumpeter · whooper · graceful · plumage · pond

submarine

vessel

Receptacle for contents

periscope · naval · underwater · captain · crew · fleet · submarine · patrol · sonar · depth

Opposites
writing instrument type

PENpencil

Graphite writing instrument

eraser · chalk · dry-erase marker · keyboard · whiteboard marker

ENCLOSURE vs. FREEDOM

PENopen range

Unfenced public grazing land

freedom · wild · free range · the wild · pasture

WRITING vs. ERASING ACTION

PENerase

Remove recorded marks

delete · efface · expunge · obliterate · cross out

Phrases
Family

pens, penned, penning, pencil, pencils, penal, penalize, penalized, penalizes

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G