pena — meaning in English
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English meaning
- feather noun One of the light, branching structures covering a bird's body, used for flight and insulation.
- pain noun An unpleasant physical sensation caused by injury or illness.
- pen noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
- penalty noun A punishment or negative consequence imposed for breaking a rule, law, or agreement.
- pity noun A feeling of sorrow or sympathy for someone else's suffering.
- quill noun The hollow central shaft of a bird's feather.
- sentence noun A group of words that forms a complete grammatical statement, usually with a subject and a verb.
- shuttlecock noun A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games.
- time noun The ongoing flow of existence in which events happen — what clocks and calendars measure in seconds, hours, days and years.
Senses
pena is used for these senses in English:
- feather A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.
- pain (uncountable, dated) Suffering inflicted as punishment or penalty.
- pen A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.
- pen (zoology) The internal cartilage skeleton of a squid, shaped like a pen.
- penalty A legal sentence.
- sentence A punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
- shuttlecock (countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]
- time (countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
feather — full definition
- noun One of the light, branching structures covering a bird's body, used for flight and insulation.
- verb To turn an oar or propeller blade so its edge cuts through air or water with less resistance.
pain — full definition
- noun An unpleasant physical sensation caused by injury or illness.
- noun Mental or emotional suffering.
- noun Informal term for an irritating or troublesome person or situation.
- verb To cause someone physical or emotional suffering.