Hypernyms for "pen"
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adopt
annotate
author
ballpen
ballpoint
ballpoint pen
Biro
cattle pen
cite
corral
cow pen
creep
dash off
draft
dramatise
dramatize
draw
felt tip
felt-tip pen
felt-tipped pen
fling off
fold
footnote
fountain pen
holding paddock
holding pen
holding yard
knock off
kraal
lyric
Magic Marker
outline
paddock
paragraph
pigpen
pigsty
pinfold
poetise
poetize
profile
quill
quill pen
reference
rewrite
rodeo
scratch off
script
Sharpie
sheep pen
sheepcote
sheepfold
sty
toss off
verse
versify
write about
write copy
write of
write off
write on
write out
write up
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.