| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| penned | imp. & past participle | of Pen, of Pen, Winged; having plumes., Written with a pen; composed. |
| penary | adjective | Penal. |
| pencel | noun | A small, narrow flag or streamer borne at the top of a lance; — called also pennoncel. |
| pencil | noun | A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors., A slender cylinder or strip of black lead, colored chalk, slate etc., or such a cylinder or strip inserted in a small wooden rod intended to be pointed, or in a case, which forms a handle, — used for drawing or writing. See Graphite., Hence, figuratively, an artist’s ability or peculiar manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc., An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point., A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point., A small medicated bougie., To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw. |
| pended | imp. & past participle | of Pend |
| penmen | plural | of Penman |
| penman | noun | One who uses the pen; a writer; esp., one skilled in the use of the pen; a calligrapher; a writing master., An author; a composer. |
| pennae | plural | of Penna |
| penner | noun | One who pens; a writer., A case for holding pens. |
| pennon | noun | A wing; a pinion., A pennant; a flag or streamer. |
| penock | noun | See Pend. |
| pensel | noun | A pencel. |
| penta- | A combining form denoting five; as, pentacapsular; pentagon., Denoting the degree of five, either as regards quality, property, or composition; as, pentasulphide; pentoxide, etc. Also used adjectively. | |
| pentad | noun | Any element, atom, or radical, having a valence of five, or which can be combined with, substituted for, or compared with, five atoms of hydrogen or other monad; as, nitrogen is a pentad in the ammonium compounds., Having the valence of a pentad. |
| pentyl | noun | The hypothetical radical, C5H11, of pentane and certain of its derivatives. Same as Amyl. |
| penult | noun | The last syllable but one of a word; the syllable preceding the final one. |
| penury | noun | Absence of resources; want; privation; indigence; extreme poverty; destitution., Penuriousness; miserliness. |