an instrument for writing or drawing with ink, typically consisting of a metal nib or ball, or a nylon tip, fitted into a metal or plastic holder
a pen that uses a gel-based ink, combining the permanence of oil-based ballpoint ink and the smooth glide of water-based ink
a person with whom one becomes friendly by exchanging letters, especially someone in a foreign country whom one has never met
a marine coelenterate related to the corals, forming a feather-shaped colony with a horny or calcareous skeleton
a handheld, penlike photosensitive device held to the display screen of a computer terminal for passing information to the computer
a large, wedge-shaped, bivalve mollusk of warm seas that burrows into the seabed where it attaches itself by strong byssus threads
a pen with a reservoir or cartridge from which ink flows continuously to the nib
a pen with a writing point made of felt or other tightly packed fibers, typically containing a brightly colored ink
a mechanical device that automatically reproduces a person’s signature, used typically in situations where someone is required to sign a large volume of documents
a pen made from a main wing or tail feather of a large bird by pointing and slitting the end of the shaft
a person with whom one becomes friendly by exchanging letters, especially someone in a foreign country whom one has never met
writing is more effective than military power or violence
a pen with a tiny ball as its writing point. The ball transfers ink from a cartridge to the paper
a pen with a writing point made of felt or other tightly packed fibers, typically containing a brightly colored ink