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pen (PEN) (verb)
To write with a specialized instrument that uses ink: The famous author decided to use a quill to pen his latest poem.
pen (PEN) (noun)
1. A fenced enclosure for animals: The sheep were kept in a pen next to the barn.
2. An instrument for writing: The museum had an exhibition entitled the "History of the Pen" with examples of a quill pen, a fountain pen, a retractable pen, etc.
3. A slang term referring to a penitentiary or jail for long term prisoners: The judge sentenced the gang member to seven years in the pen.
2. An instrument for writing: The museum had an exhibition entitled the "History of the Pen" with examples of a quill pen, a fountain pen, a retractable pen, etc.
3. A slang term referring to a penitentiary or jail for long term prisoners: The judge sentenced the gang member to seven years in the pen.
pin (PIN) (noun)
1. An instrument which is used to hold several pieces of material together, typically with a sharp point at one end and a knob on the other: The seamstress used a long thin pin to hold the fabric pieces together.
2. One of several wooden pieces that constitute the target in a game: When Trisha goes bowling, she has such poor luck when she only knocks one pin over at a time.
3. A peg that is the target for pitching a quoit or metal ring in a game of quoits: When Dennis threw the iron ring or horseshoe, it landed on the pin and he won the match.
4. The part of the stem of a key that goes into a lock: Reba was very upset because she broke the pin of the metal device and was not able to open the door.
5. The pole or staff of a flag used to mark the hole in a golf course: Estella was aiming for the red pin in the outdoor sport when it was her turn in the tournament.
2. One of several wooden pieces that constitute the target in a game: When Trisha goes bowling, she has such poor luck when she only knocks one pin over at a time.
3. A peg that is the target for pitching a quoit or metal ring in a game of quoits: When Dennis threw the iron ring or horseshoe, it landed on the pin and he won the match.
4. The part of the stem of a key that goes into a lock: Reba was very upset because she broke the pin of the metal device and was not able to open the door.
5. The pole or staff of a flag used to mark the hole in a golf course: Estella was aiming for the red pin in the outdoor sport when it was her turn in the tournament.
pin (PIN) (adjective)
A reference to a trifle amount of something or that which is of minor value: Wendy had just enough pin money to spend when she went shopping.
PIN (PIN) (noun)
An acronym for Personal Identification Number: For a person's financial protection, the PIN should be kept in a separate place away from his or her bank card in case it is lost or stolen.
Kevin will use a pen to pen his PIN on a slip of paper and then he will use a safety pin to pin it to the inside of his coat jacket so he won't lose it.
A pin is a small object that's easily lost because it's always pointed in one direction and headed in the other.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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Private Identification Number: The ATM (automatic teller machine) required Mason to input his PIN before he could proceed to make the withdrawal of the money that he had indicated.
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numer-, number-
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(Latin: sharp, to sharpen; point; needle, pin)