Pent-

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pen \Pen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penned}or {Pent} (?); p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Penning}.] [OE. pennen, AS. pennan in on-pennan to
     unfasten, prob. from the same source as pin, and orig.
     meaning, to fasten with a peg.See {Pin}, n. & v.]
     To shut up, as in a pen or cage; to confine in a small
     inclosure or narrow space; to coop up, or shut in; to


     inclose. "Away with her, and pen her up." --Shak.
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           Watching where shepherds pen their flocks at eve.
                                                    --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pent \Pent\ (p[e^]nt), p. p. or a. [From {Pen}, v. t.]
     Penned or shut up; confined; -- often with up.
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           Here in the body pent.                   --J.
                                                    Montgomery.
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           No pent-up Utica contracts your powers.  --J. M.
                                                    Sewall.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  pent- \pent-\ (p[e^]nt), pref.
     Same as {penta-}; -- used as a combining form before vowels,
     as in pentoxide.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pen
       n 1: a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
       2: an enclosure for confining livestock
       3: a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
          [syn: {playpen}]
       4: a correctional institution for those convicted of major
          crimes [syn: {penitentiary}]
       5: female swan
       v : produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote
           four novels" [syn: {write}, {compose}, {indite}]
       [also: {pent}, {penning}, {penned}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pent
       adj : closely confined [syn: {shut up(p)}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pent
       See {pen}