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| ballpoint |
a pen that has a small ball in its tip. The ball moves the ink from the pen to the paper. |
| compass |
(often pl.) a hinged instrument for drawing circles and arcs, with one leg ending in a point used as the pivot and the other ending in a pencil or pen that traces a curve as it is turned. [1/9 definitions] |
| coop |
a cage or pen for small animals. [1/2 definitions] |
| dot |
a small mark made by a pencil, pen, or a machine that prints. [1/3 definitions] |
| draw |
to make a picture with a pen, pencil, or other writing tool. [1/2 definitions] |
| drawing |
a picture or design made with a pen, pencil, or other writing tool. [2 definitions] |
| fountain |
a chamber from which a liquid, such as ink in a pen, can be supplied slowly and steadily. [1/5 definitions] |
| fountain pen |
a pen that holds a small supply of ink, which is drawn to the pen's point. |
| hair stroke |
a very fine line drawn with, or as with, a pen. |
| handwriting |
words written by hand with a pen or pencil, or the way in which the letters of words are written. |
| hennery |
a farm, shelter, or pen for poultry. |
| hutch |
a pen or shelter for small animals such as rabbits. [1/2 definitions] |
| J. K. Rowling |
pen name of British author Joanne Rowling, best known for her fiction series relating the adventures of a young wizard named Harry Potter (b.1965). |
| marker |
a pen, usually with a felt tip, that makes thick lines of ink. A marker is used for marking and writing. |
| Mark Twain |
pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, U.S. author and humorist (b.1835--d.1910). |
| nib |
the point of a pen. [2 definitions] |
| nom de plume |
a fictitious name adopted by an author; pen name. |
| pen1 |
to write, often with a pen. [1/4 definitions] |
| pen2 |
to put in or as if in a pen. [1/3 definitions] |
| penholder |
a holder into which a pen point fits. [1/2 definitions] |
| penlight |
a small flashlight similar in size and shape to a fountain pen. |
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