(ballpoint pen)

  • 11ballpoint pen — noun A pen, similar in size and shape to a pencil, having an internal chamber filled with a viscous, quick drying ink that is dispensed at the tip during use by the rolling action of a metal sphere (around 0.7 mm to 1 mm in diameter). Syn: biro …

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  • 12ballpoint pen — noun a pen with a tiny ball as its writing point …

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  • 13ˌballpoint ˈpen — noun [C] a pen with a very small ball at the end from which ink flows …

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  • 14ballpoint pen — John Loud …

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  • 15ballpoint — allpoint n. a pen which has a small metal ball as point of transfer of ink to paper, at the tip of a cylandrical and non refillable reservoir of ink; short for {ballpoint pen}. Syn: ballpoint pen, ballpen, Biro. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 16ballpoint — UK [ˈbɔːlˌpɔɪnt] / US [ˈbɔlˌpɔɪnt] or ballpoint pen UK / US noun [countable] Word forms ballpoint : singular ballpoint plural ballpoints a pen with a very small ball at the end from which ink flows as you write …

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  • 17pen — pen1 [pen] n. [ME < OE penn, prob. akin to pinn,PIN] 1. a small yard or enclosure for domestic animals 2. the animals so confined 3. any small enclosure vt. penned or pent, penning to confine or …

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  • 18pen|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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  • 19Pen — 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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  • 20pen — 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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