pen

Livestock enclosure alternative

One kind of pen is a writing implement that uses ink.

When you pen a letter or some other document, you write it.

Another pen is an enclosure that prevents escape, such as one for animals (pig pen).

When you pen living things, you enclose them in a pen.

Pen is also an informal shortening of penitentiary: Her dad’s in the pen.

A female swan is called a pen.

writing-instrument

ink

Writing fluid

gel · rollerball · felt-tip · biro · stylus · quill · cartridge · cap · clip · barrel

literature

quill

Feather used for writing

prose · poetry · novel · fiction · narrative · essay · memoir · draft · composition · wordsmith

enclosure

pigsty

Enclosure for swine

  • styPig enclosure
  • paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
  • corralFenced livestock enclosure

kraal · sheepfold · stockyard · feedlot · henhouse · chicken coop · bullpen · livestock · fencing · enclosure

business

contract

Enforceable written agreement

  • signatureHandwritten name for verification
  • memoBrief internal message
  • ledgerFinancial record book

invoice · documentation · stationery · correspondence · paperwork · records · notarize · signatory · endorsement · agreement

detention

penitentiary

Facility for convicted criminals

  • prisonConfinement for offenders
  • cellBasic unit of life
  • jailDetention facility

incarceration · confinement · custody · lockup · stockade · internment · gulag · imprisoned · sentence · inmate

Categories
Opposites
writing instrument type

penpencil

Graphite writing instrument

eraser · chalk · charcoal · crayon · marker

mode of communication

penspeak

Produce words aloud

voice · speech · mouth · orate · say

ENCLOSURE/CONFINEMENT (noun)

penfree

Without payment or restriction

release · open range · liberty · liberate · unpen

Phrases
Family

pencil, depend, pens, dependent, dependable, pendant, pencils, dependence, dependency

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G