pent, shut up
(adjective) closely confined
write, compose, pen, indite
(verb) produce a literary work; “She composed a poem”; “He wrote four novels”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pent (plural pents)
Confinement; concealment.
pent
Confined in a pen, imprisoned.
• W.S. Gilbert, The Mikado.
Use of bare “pent”, as in the Gilbert quotation above, has become less common over time. (Use of “pent up” or “pent in” remains about as common.)
pent
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of pen; alternative form of penned
pent (plural pents)
(informal, music) A pentatonic scale.
pent (plural pents)
(informal, paganism) A pentacle or pentagram.
• ENTP, PETN
Pent (plural Pents)
(computing) A Pentium microprocessor or computer.
• ENTP, PETN
Source: Wiktionary
Pent, p. p. or a. Etym: [From Pen, v. t.]
Definition: Penned or shut up; confined; -- often with up. Here in the body pent. J. Montgomery. No pent-up Utica contracts your powers. J. M. Sewall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
