| bullpen | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. bullpen | a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game. |
| ~ area | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function.; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" |
| ~ ballpark, park | a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games).; "take me out to the ballpark" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. bullpen, detention cell, detention centre | a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily. |
| ~ jail cell, prison cell, cell | a room where a prisoner is kept. |
| corral | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. cattle pen, corral, cow pen | a pen for cattle. |
| ~ pen | an enclosure for confining livestock. |
| v. (contact) | 2. corral | enclose in a corral.; "corral the horses" |
| ~ inclose, shut in, close in, enclose | surround completely.; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" |
| v. (contact) | 3. corral | arrange wagons so that they form a corral. |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| v. (contact) | 4. corral | collect or gather.; "corralling votes for an election" |
| ~ accumulate, collect, compile, amass, hoard, roll up, pile up | get or gather together.; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" |
| enclosure | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. enclosure | a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose. |
| ~ area | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function.; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" |
| ~ cage, coop | an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept. |
| ~ cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, storage area, hold | the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo. |
| ~ catchall | an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends. |
| ~ chamber | a natural or artificial enclosed space. |
| ~ compound | an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient). |
| ~ dock | an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial. |
| ~ echo chamber | an enclosed space for producing reverberation of a sound. |
| ~ lock chamber, lock | enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it. |
| ~ nacelle | a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine. |
| ~ pen | an enclosure for confining livestock. |
| ~ pit | an enclosure in which animals are made to fight. |
| ~ playpen, pen | a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play. |
| ~ plenum | an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside. |
| ~ dog pound, pound | a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs.; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" |
| ~ niche, recess | an enclosure that is set back or indented. |
| ~ vivarium | an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions. |
| ~ yard | an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock). |
| n. (act) | 2. enclosing, enclosure, envelopment, inclosure | the act of enclosing something inside something else. |
| ~ intromission, insertion, introduction | the act of putting one thing into another. |
| ~ boxing, packing | the enclosure of something in a package or box. |
| ~ encasement, incasement | the act of enclosing something in a case. |
| n. (object) | 3. enclosure, natural enclosure | a naturally enclosed space. |
| ~ cavern | any large dark enclosed space.; "his eyes were dark caverns" |
| ~ matrix | an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb). |
| ~ space | an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things).; "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth" |
| n. (communication) | 4. enclosure, inclosure | something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter. |
| ~ document, papers, written document | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature). |
| paddock | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. paddock | pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race. |
| ~ pen | an enclosure for confining livestock. |
| pen | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. pen | a writing implement with a point from which ink flows. |
| ~ ballpen, ballpoint, ballpoint pen, biro | a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper. |
| ~ felt-tip pen, felt-tipped pen, felt tip, magic marker | a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker). |
| ~ fountain pen | a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel. |
| ~ nib, pen nib | the writing point of a pen. |
| ~ quill, quill pen | pen made from a bird's feather. |
| ~ sharpie | a pen with indelible ink that will write on any surface. |
| ~ writing implement | an implement that is used to write. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. pen | an enclosure for confining livestock. |
| ~ cattle pen, corral, cow pen | a pen for cattle. |
| ~ creep | a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot. |
| ~ enclosure | a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose. |
| ~ sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold, fold | a pen for sheep. |
| ~ holding paddock, holding pen, holding yard | a pen where livestock is temporarily confined. |
| ~ kraal | a pen for livestock in southern Africa. |
| ~ paddock | pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race. |
| ~ pinfold | a pen where stray animals are confined. |
| ~ rodeo | an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up. |
| ~ pigpen, pigsty, sty | a pen for swine. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. pen, playpen | a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play. |
| ~ enclosure | a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. pen, penitentiary | a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes. |
| ~ correctional institution | a penal institution maintained by the government. |
| n. (animal) | 5. pen | female swan. |
| ~ swan | stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult. |
| v. (creation) | 6. compose, indite, pen, write | produce a literary work.; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
| ~ authorship, penning, writing, composition | the act of creating written works.; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" |
| ~ draw | write a legal document or paper.; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office" |
| ~ create verbally | create with or from words. |
| ~ lyric | write lyrics for (a song). |
| ~ write about, write of, write on | write about a particular topic.; "Snow wrote about China" |
| ~ profile | write about.; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter" |
| ~ paragraph | write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher. |
| ~ paragraph | write about in a paragraph.; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper" |
| ~ spell, write | write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word).; "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" |
| ~ write off | write something fluently, and without hesitation. |
| ~ dash off, fling off, scratch off, toss off, knock off | write quickly.; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess" |
| ~ rewrite | rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose.; "re-write a play for use in schools" |
| ~ write copy | write for commercial publications.; "She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar" |
| ~ dramatise, dramatize, adopt | put into dramatic form.; "adopt a book for a screenplay" |
| ~ draft, outline | draw up an outline or sketch for something.; "draft a speech" |
| ~ poetise, poetize, verse, versify | compose verses or put into verse.; "He versified the ancient saga" |
| ~ author | be the author of.; "She authored this play" |
| ~ annotate, footnote | add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments.; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel" |
| ~ reference, cite | refer to.; "he referenced his colleagues' work" |
| ~ publish, write | have (one's written work) issued for publication.; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" |
| ~ write out, write up | put into writing; write in complete form.; "write out a contract" |
| ~ script | write a script for.; "The playwright scripted the movie" |
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