kynä — meaning in English
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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- pen A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.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
- noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
- noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
- noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
- verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.
pen — full definition
- noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
- noun A small fenced enclosure for keeping animals.
- verb To write something, especially a piece of text.
- verb To shut an animal or person into an enclosed space.