Ballpoint
Ballpoint noun - A pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper.
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Pen and ballpoint are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pen" instead a noun "Ballpoint".
Nearby Word: ball
Pen
Pen noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
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Synonyms for Pen
Nearby Word: penholder
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Of course, she still falls victim to this trope in the end, as Hank gives her a fancy pen with expensive refills, and she is unable to go back to ballpoint pens because of how smoothly it writes.
Source: Series / Corner Gas -
The Pen Is Mightier: Sayama faces a werewolf using just two silver ballpoint pens to defend himself.
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More specifically, the joke's about Pete really wanting to use a ballpoint pen instead of a "writing wedge".
Source: Webcomic / Housepets!
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