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Look up: PEN

  1. pen
    [n] - an enclosure for confining livestock 2. [n] - a writing implement with a point from which ink flows 3. [n] - female swan
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. pen
    Hand-held implement for writing. Pens have existed since ancient Egyptian times. Quill pens were developed by the Romans, and the technology remained unchanged until the 18th-century development...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. PEN
    Abbreviation for Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, Novelists, a literary association established in 1921 by C A (`Sappho`) Dawson Scott, to promote...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  4. PEN
    means a conductor combining the functions of both earth and neutral.
    Found on http://basic1.easily.co.uk/039069/01C053

  5. pen
    a small, closed yard for cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, etc. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Pen
    Pen noun [ Middle English penne , Old French penne , pene , French penne , from Latin penna .] 1. A feather. [ Obsolete] Spenser. 2. A wing. [ Obsolete] Milton. 3. An instru...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/45

  7. Pen
    Pen transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Penned ; present participle & verbal noun Penning .] To write; to compose and commit to paper; to indite; to compose; as, to pen a s...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/45

  8. Pen
    Pen transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Penned or Pent ; present participle & verbal noun Penning .] [ Middle English pennen , Anglo-Saxon pennan in on-...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/45

  9. Pen
    Pen noun [ From Pen to shut in.] A small inclosure; as, a pen for sheep or for pigs. « My father stole two geese out of a pen Shak.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/45

  10. pen
    1. A feather. ... 2. A wing. ... 3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now also of other materials, as of steel, gold, etc. Also, originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching or graving. 'Graven with an iron pen ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  11. pen
    noun female swan
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. pen
    noun a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. Pen
    • (n.) A wing. • (n.) A small inclosure; as, a pen for sheep or for pigs. • (n.) A female swan. • (n.) An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now also of other materials, as of steel, gold, etc. Also, origin...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. pen
    (from the article `swan`) ...in shallows for aquatic plants. Swimming or standing, the mute (C. olor) and black (C. atratus) swans often tuck one foot over the back. Male ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/37

  15. pen
    tool for writing or drawing with a coloured fluid such as ink.[3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/37

  16. Pen
    Pen is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Duck` Where is it used? The name Pen is mainly used In English.If it`s too long people might use In Greek Mythology and In English: PenelopeSee also In English: Penny In English: Pene From Old English. The name Pen doesn`t appear In the US t...
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Pen

  17. pen
    pen The earliest writing implements known as 'pens' were made from feathers; and so the word pen comes from Latin penna, meaning 'quill' or 'feather'. Until the invention of steel pens late in the eighteenth century; and long afterward, until the quality was improved and the price lowered, sharpene...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  18. PEN
    The ISO 4217 currency code for the Peruvian Nuevo Sol.
    Found on http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg

  19. pen
    acronym for the association, Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists (1921-).
    Found on http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_r

  20. pen
    • a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
    • an enclosure for confining livestock
    • a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
    • a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
    • female swan

    Found on

  21. pen
    pen, pointed implement used in writing or drawing to apply ink or a similar colored fluid to any surface, such as paper. Various kinds of pens have been used since ancient times. Reeds that were slit or frayed at the end were used in antiquity; similar pens, usually made of bamboo, are commonly empl...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A08381

  22. Pen
    Pen was British army Second World War slang for a prisoner of war holding area.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  23. Pen
    Pen was British army Second World War slang for a prisoner of war holding area.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  24. Pen
    The show ring or an outdoor living space that is at least 24 feet long and 24 feet wide Also to corral cattle, as in team penning
    Found on http://www.gaitedhorses.net/Articles/Hor

  25. Pen
    Most swine are grouped together in pens, whether kept in a shelter or in a fenced open lot. The number of animals penned together may be less than 10 to several hundred, but is normally between 15 and 30.
    Found on http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/ag101/por



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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