ball pen

  • 1ball pen — noun : ball point pen * * * ball pen, = ballpoint pen. (Cf. ↑ballpoint) …

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  • 2ball pen — pen with a small metal rotating ball at its point …

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  • 3ball|point — «BL POYNT», noun, or ballpoint pen, a pen that writes by means of a small metal ball set in its point. The ball turns against a cartridge holding ink in semisolid form and transmits it to the paper against which it is pressed …

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  • 4pen — [n1] enclosure cage, coop, corral, fence, fold, hedge, hutch, jail, penitentiary, prison, sty, wall*; concepts 439,443 Ant. open space pen [n2] writing instrument ball point, felt tip, fountain pen, marker, nib, quill, reed, stick, stylograph;… …

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  • 5pen|point — «PEHN POYNT», noun. 1. a small metal instrument with a split point, used with a holder for writing in ink; nib. 2. a point used for writing on any pen, such as the ball at the end of a ballpoint pen …

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  • 6ball-peenhammer — ball peen hammer (bôlʹpēn ) n. A hammer having one end of the head hemispherical and used in working metal. * * * …

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  • 7ball-peen hammer — [bôl′pēn΄] n. a hammer with one end of the head rounded and the other end flat: see HAMMER, illus …

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  • 8Pen — For other uses, see Pen (disambiguation). A ballpoint pen A pen (Latin penna, feather) is a device used to apply ink to a surface, usually paper, for writing or drawing. Historically, reed pens, quill pens, and dip pens were used, with a …

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  • 9pen — pen1 penlike, adj. penner, n. /pen/, n., v., penned, penning. n. 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 …

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  • 10Ball — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a solid or hollow sphere, esp. for use in a game. 2 a a ball shaped object; material forming the shape of a ball (ball of snow; ball of wool; rolled himself into a ball). b a rounded part of the body (ball of the foot). 3 a solid… …

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