pen vs fold

pen and fold both are nouns.

pen and fold both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pen	Yes	No	Yes	No
fold	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fold is a hyponym of pen; that is, fold is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pen:

pen: an enclosure for confining livestock
fold: a pen for sheep

Other hyponyms of pen include cattle pen, corral, cow pen, creep, sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold, holding paddock, holding pen, holding yard, kraal, paddock, pinfold, rodeo, pigpen, pigsty, sty.

pen (noun)	fold (noun)
female swan	the act of folding
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows	a pen for sheep
an enclosure for confining livestock	a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes	a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play	a group of sheep or goats
	a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
	an angular or rounded shape made by folding

pen (verb)	fold (verb)
produce a literary work	incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
	become folded or folded up
	bend or lay so that one part covers the other
	confine in a fold, like sheep
	cease to operate or cause to cease operating

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