Adjective modifier

• pretty: In the basement of the house, which must have cost the set designers a pretty penny, ghosts are locked in glass cells.

• near: All charges are rounded up to the nearest penny.

• single: Released on February 14th 2005 at £ 9.99 every single penny of profit will go to UNICEF.

Converse of object

• earn: Why not earn a penny a minute every time you are called?

• squeeze: It is an orphan specification, the prime justification is squeezing the last penny out of the cost of modem hardware.

• donate: In other words, every penny donated would have gone directly to our partners.

• spend: Every penny spent on lawyers ' fees can not be spent on patients.

• pay: They paid a penny a week in school fees.

Noun used with modifier

• silver: Most precious to her is an Edward I silver penny dated 1227 Ð 1307.

Modifies a noun

• farthing: Old photos of the local cycle club mounted on penny farthing bikes made us appreciate the comfort of our machines.

• dreadfuls: We all owe much sound morality to the penny dreadfuls.

• whistle: The distinctive tune was based on South African folk music played on a penny whistle.

• gaff: A look at the nightlife of the East End from a German dancehall to a " penny gaff " in Whitechapel.

• halfpenny: I remember when employers were free to employ sweated women workers on finishing trousers at a penny halfpenny a pair.

• Stock: Penny Stocks ( 0-9 ) An alphabetical list of UK penny share stocks.