Definitions
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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of a
pen (writing instrument).
Etymologies
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Examples
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The surgeon handed me a penlike, stainless steel object attached to a wire and told me to hold it.
Manifesting Michelangelo Joseph Pierce Farrell 2011
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So, Mr. Ansley bought a penlike product that purifies water in a minute using ultraviolet rays.
Relax. Have Fun. Get Inspired. Barbara Haislip 2011
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The surgeon handed me a penlike, stainless steel object attached to a wire and told me to hold it.
Manifesting Michelangelo Joseph Pierce Farrell 2011
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The teenager who was hurt while fighting is suspected of stabbing at least one of the other students with a "penlike knife," Groomes said.
Archive 2008-11-01 Jim Horn 2008
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The teenager who was hurt while fighting is suspected of stabbing at least one of the other students with a "penlike knife," Groomes said.
Rhee Fiddles While Schools Burn Jim Horn 2008
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Or a penlike device that scans business cards and sends the data directly to your personal digital assistant, even if it's buried in your briefcase.
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Using a penlike stylus, a user creates databases on pitchers by entering such information as the type of pitch and its location relative to the batter.
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Other comparable devices that you can try include the touchpad, which lets you move the cursor or mouse pointer by moving your fingertip along a small pad; the digitizing tablet, which is a flat plastic surface over which you move a penlike object in order to move the pointer on the screen; or the pointing stick, a small, pencil-eraser-shaped object in the middle of the keyboard, which you manipulate by pressing with your fingertip.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Other comparable devices that you can try include the touchpad, which lets you move the cursor or mouse pointer by moving your fingertip along a small pad; the digitizing tablet, which is a flat plastic surface over which you move a penlike object in order to move the pointer on the screen; or the pointing stick, a small, pencil-eraser-shaped object in the middle of the keyboard, which you manipulate by pressing with your fingertip.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Other comparable devices that you can try include the touchpad, which lets you move the cursor or mouse pointer by moving your fingertip along a small pad; the digitizing tablet, which is a flat plastic surface over which you move a penlike object in order to move the pointer on the screen; or the pointing stick, a small, pencil-eraser-shaped object in the middle of the keyboard, which you manipulate by pressing with your fingertip.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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