I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ ballpoint , feather ( AmE ), felt , felt-tip , felt-tipped , fountain , gel , highlighter ( esp. BrE ), ink , marker ( esp. BrE ), marking ( AmE ), quill
▪ calligraphy
▪ coloured/colored
▪ digital
VERB + PEN
▪ use , write (sth) with
▪ grab ( esp. AmE )
▪
I grabbed a ~ and began taking notes.
▪
Let me grab a ~.
▪ cap , uncap
▪ tap , twirl
▪ borrow
▪
Can I borrow your ~?
▪ wield ( figurative )
▪
The President has yet to wield his veto ~ to block a bill. ( AmE )
PEN + VERB
▪ write
▪
This ~ won't write.
▪ run out
▪
My pen's run out (= has no more ink) .
▪ be poised
▪
His ~ was poised, ready to sign his name.
PEN + NOUN
▪ nib
▪ cap
▪ ink ( esp. AmE )
▪ holder
▪ mark
▪ drawing
▪ portrait (= written description of sb) ( BrE )
PHRASES
▪ ~ and ink
▪
pen-and-ink drawings
II.
verb
Pen is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ article , ↑ autobiography , ↑ lyrics