Word Image
plural: pens
Part Of Speech
noun, verb
Word Meaning
noun: a small enclosure for animals; a small place of confinement or storage; an instrument for writing or drawing with ink; a usually state or federal prison in which criminals are kept; a female swan
verb: to shut in a pen; to write, especially with a pen
Word Family
penned
penning
penlike
penman
playpen
bullpen
pigpen
penitentiary
penance
peninsula
Sentences
Remember to pen up the dogs when visitors come over.
Some fencing for the goat pen will need to be repaired.
She quickly penned a letter to her lawyer’s office.
His crimes earned him six years in the federal pen.
The cattle were penned behind a wooden fence.
He bought her a beautiful executive pen as a gift.
My insulin pen goes with me everywhere.
We’ve been penning the dogs in an outdoor kennel in the summer.
I bought a new pack of gel pens for school.
My pen just ran out of ink while writing you a note.
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