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The Collaborative International Dictionary
ballpoint pen

ballpoint \ballpoint\ n. a pen which has a small metal ball as point of transfer of ink to paper, at the tip of a cylandrical and non-refillable reservoir of ink; -- short for ballpoint pen.

Syn: ballpoint pen, ballpen, Biro.

Wiktionary
ballpoint pen

alt. A pen, similar in size and shape to a pencil, having an internal chamber filled with a viscous, quick-drying ink that is dispensed at the tip during use by the rolling action of a metal sphere (around 0.7 mm to 1 mm in diameter). n. A pen, similar in size and shape to a pencil, having an internal chamber filled with a viscous, quick-drying ink that is dispensed at the tip during use by the rolling action of a metal sphere (around 0.7 mm to 1 mm in diameter).

WordNet
ballpoint pen

n. a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper [syn: ballpoint, ballpen, Biro]

Wikipedia
Ballpoint pen

A ballpoint pen, also known as a "biro", "ball pen", or "dot pen" (in Indian English) is a pen that dispenses ink over a metal ball at its point, i.e. over a "ball point". The metal commonly used is steel, brass, or tungsten carbide. It was conceived and developed as a cleaner and more reliable alternative to quill and fountain pens, and it is now the world's most-used writing instrument: millions are manufactured and sold daily. As a result, it has influenced art and graphic design and spawned an artwork genre.

Pen manufacturers produce designer ballpoint pens for the high-end and collectors' markets.

The Bic Cristal is a popular disposable type of ballpoint pen whose design is recognised by its place in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Usage examples of "ballpoint pen".

The man nodded, scribbled one final note, then he closed the file and put down the ballpoint pen.

He did not need his Muse for what he now took out his ballpoint pen to write.

She opened the nightstand drawer and withdrew a ballpoint pen and a lined notepad the size of a stenographer’.

Focusing on them he sees a club drawn in blue ballpoint pen ink on the nail of the index finger, a diamond on the forefinger, a heart on the ring finger, a spade on the pinky.

The sheriff got to his feet and stretched, and Don joined him at the desk Don picked up his silver ballpoint pen and signed seven twenty-dollar traveler's checks.

Belinda came right up to me, her mouth working fast with the gum, and shoved the exhibit catalog in front of me along with a ballpoint pen.

In the lounge a blonde with smudged mascara played us a gay tune on her teeth with a ballpoint pen before we were sealed into the big, shiny, aluminium pod.

A ballpoint pen was affixed to the clipboard with a tatty piece of string.

But anyone who came closer could see horizontal lines drawn across it in ballpoint pen, with dates and the names of her children written next to them.

The answer, after an interval, appeared via the government-issue ballpoint pen for all of them to see.

Then she unscrewed her ballpoint pen and used the point on the plastic shaft to try to push the key outward.

Guerrero kept his face blank as he helped drag their burden into the torture room, then laid his ballpoint pen on a shelf while Hakim trussed Charlie to the table.