- pen-keeping
- \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
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pen*/*/ — [pen] noun [C] I 1) an object that you use for writing or drawing with ink a felt tip pen[/ex] 2) a small area with a fence around it, used for keeping animals in II verb [T] pen [pen] 1) mainly journalism to write something 2) to shut an animal… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pen — pen1 [ pen ] noun ** 1. ) count an object that you use for writing or drawing with ink: Do you have a pen and paper? a ) count an electronic object similar to a pen that you can use with a computer b ) uncount ink from a pen: It was written in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pen — I UK [pen] / US noun Word forms pen : singular pen plural pens ** 1) [countable] an object that you use for writing or drawing with ink Have you got a pen and paper? a) [uncountable] ink from a pen It was written in black pen. b) [countable] an… … English dictionary
pen — 1 noun (C) 1 an instrument for writing or drawing with ink: a ballpoint pen | a fountain pen | a felt tip pen 2 a small piece of land enclosed by a fence, used for keeping farm animals in: a sheep pen see also: playpen 3 put/set pen to paper to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Keeping — Keep Keep (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pen pot — noun Etymology: pen (I) : a fisherman s pot for keeping crabs or lobsters … Useful english dictionary
Blast pen — A blast pen was a specially constructed E shaped double bay at British RAF World War 2 fighter stations, being either convert|150|ft|m or convert|190|ft|m wide and convert|80|ft|m front to back, accommodating aircraft for safe keeping against… … Wikipedia
sheep-pen — n a small area of ground with a fence around it, used for keeping sheep together for a short time … Dictionary of contemporary English
sus|pen|sion — «suh SPEHN shuhn», noun. 1. a) the act of suspending: »the suspension of a boy from school for bad conduct, suspension of judgment or opinion, the suspension of a driver s license for speeding. SYNONYM(S): interruption, intermission, stop,… … Useful english dictionary
sheep-pen — noun (C) a small area of ground with a fence around it, used for keeping sheep together for a short time … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
