(ballpoint pen)
31pen — I 1. noun you ll need a pen and paper Syn: ballpoint (pen), fountain pen, rollerball; felt tip (pen); highlighter, marker (pen) 2. verb she penned a number of articles Syn: write, compose, draft, dash off; write down, jot down …
32pen — I n. enclosure 1) a pig pen dock 2) a submarine pen II n. device for writing 1) a ballpoint; felt tip (AE), fibre tip (BE); flair; fountain pen 2) (misc.) with a stroke of the pen, the new law was enacted * * * [pen] flair fountain pen …
33pen — I [[t]pɛn[/t]] n. v. penned, pen•ning 1) any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance 2) a detachable metal penpoint; nib 3) such a penpoint with its holder 4) the pen as a symbol of authorship 5) a writer 6)… …
34pen — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ballpoint, feather (AmE), felt, felt tip, felt tipped, fountain, gel, highlighter (esp. BrE), ink, marker …
35pen — I. transitive verb (penned; penning) Etymology: Middle English pennen, from Old English pennian Date: 13th century to shut in or as if in a pen II. noun Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from pennen Date: 14th century 1 …
36ballpoint — noun Ballpoint is used before these nouns: ↑pen …
37pen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stockade, enclosure, fold, stall, coop, cage, pound, corral, paddock; stylus, quill. v. t. confine, jail, impound, enclose, restrain, cage, coop; write, indite, inscribe. See restraint, abode, writing …
38ballpoint — ball|point [ bɔl,pɔınt ] or ,ball|point pen noun count a pen with a very small ball at the end from which ink flows as you write …
39ballpoint — ball•point [[t]ˈbɔlˌpɔɪnt[/t]] n. a pen in which the point is a fine ball bearing that rotates against a supply of semisolid ink in a cartridge. Also called ball′point pen′ • Etymology: 1945–50 …
40ballpoint — noun Date: 1953 a pen having as the writing point a small rotating metal ball that inks itself by contact with an inner magazine …
