Used in a Sentence

penguin

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for penguin.

Editorial note

Caffeine, in particular, can creep up on you pretty quickly - penguin mints are 1/2 gram per tin.

Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A spiny bromeliad with egg-shaped fleshy fruit, Bromelia pinguin.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of penguin gathered in one view.

noun

A spiny bromeliad with egg-shaped fleshy fruit, Bromelia pinguin.

noun

A town in Central Coast Council, northern Tasmania, Australia.

noun

(slang) A nun.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for penguin.

noun

A spiny bromeliad with egg-shaped fleshy fruit, Bromelia pinguin.

noun

A town in Central Coast Council, northern Tasmania, Australia.

noun

(slang) A nun.

noun

(UK, military, slang) A member of the air force who does not fly aircraft.

Example sentences

1

Caffeine, in particular, can creep up on you pretty quickly - penguin mints are 1/2 gram per tin.

2

Apparently CP was defending itself against a flood of lawsuits claiming rights to the penguin brand.

3

We have random mutations: Socially awkward penguin[0] -> Socially awesome penguin[1] Then there's sexual reproduction: Socially awkward penguin + socially awesome penguin -> socially awksome penguin[2] The process of natural selection is popular appeal.

4

That would sort of be the analog of the ECB penguin on moving pictures.

5

Grunt is as elegant as a penguin on land, and about as fast.

6

I was a client of Banrisul at the time, and remember being (happily) surprised by the penguin one day.

7

There's a lot of niche ecommerce opportunities that are about to open up if this turns out to be as bad as penguin...

8

I made very little money for years and had just about given up until Panda 4.1 and Penguin 3.0.

9

You just check the Penguin instead of the four squares first.

10

They can call the screenplay 2101: A Penguin Odyssey.

11

It seems like Teran has linked to a couple of articles about moving NYC->LA, and has a book coming out with Penguin in June, so there's your peg.

12

Also, Supermicro resellers like Silicon Mechanics, PogoLinux, or Penguin Computers sell servers comparable to Dell's crappy commodity hardware, and will likely beat Dell's server offerings.

Quote examples

1

As a very wise penguin once told me: "Cute and cuddly, boys, cute and cuddly." If Mr.

2

Google's Panda and Penguin algorithm updates really hurt spam and low quality "blogspam" type sites.

3

Richard Dawkins (writing in the 2010 Penguin Classics reissue) claimed the novel was "one of the greatest science fiction novels ever written."

4

They really enjoyed "Tux" the built in Mario like game featuring the Linux penguin and it helped them connect with the 'Linux brand'.

Proper noun examples

1

The way they can tell the difference is Panda (or Penguin?

2

A friend recently told me about a guy he knows who sold a web site to Disney for $700M (it was Club Penguin).

3

Prior to these Panda/Penguin updates (Sep/Oct 2014), I can totally understand why so many attempted to do what the author did.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use penguin in a sentence?

Caffeine, in particular, can creep up on you pretty quickly - penguin mints are 1/2 gram per tin.

What does penguin mean?

A spiny bromeliad with egg-shaped fleshy fruit, Bromelia pinguin.

What part of speech is penguin?

penguin is commonly used as noun.