kynä — meaning in English

English meaning

• barrel noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
• pen noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
• pencil noun A writing tool with a thin core of graphite encased in wood or plastic.
• quill noun The hollow central shaft of a bird's feather.

Senses

kynä is used for these senses in English:

• barrel (zoology) The hollow basal part of a feather.
• pen A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.
• pen (figurative) A writer, or their style.
• pencil A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.]
• quill (by extension) Any pen.
• quill Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or (weaving) a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.

barrel — full definition

1. noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
2. noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
3. noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
4. verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.

pen — full definition

1. noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
2. noun A small fenced enclosure for keeping animals.
3. verb To write something, especially a piece of text.
4. verb To shut an animal or person into an enclosed space.

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