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pencil
[pen-suhl]
noun
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
a stick of cosmetic coloring material for use on the eyebrows, eyelids, etc.
anything shaped or used like a pencil, as a stick of medicated material.
a styptic pencil.
a narrow set of lines, light rays, or the like, diverging from or converging to a point.
a pencil of sunlight.
a slender, pointed piece of a substance used for marking.
style or skill in drawing or delineation.
He favored the late products of the artist's pencil.
Mathematics.the collection of lines, planes, or surfaces passing through a given point or set of points and satisfying a given equation or condition.
Archaic.an artist's paintbrush, especially for fine work.
verb (used with object)
to write, draw, mark, or color with, or as if with, a pencil.
to use a pencil on.
verb phrase
to schedule or list tentatively, as or as if by writing down in pencil rather than in ink.
I'll pencil you in for ten o'clock.
pencil
/ ˈɛԲə /
noun
a thin cylindrical instrument used for writing, drawing, etc, consisting of a rod of graphite or other marking substance, usually either encased in wood and sharpened or held in a mechanical metal device
( as modifier )
a pencil drawing
something similar in shape or function
a styptic pencil
an eyebrow pencil
a narrow set of lines or rays, such as light rays, diverging from or converging to a point
archaican artist's fine paintbrush
rarean artist's individual style or technique in drawing
verb
to draw, colour, or write with a pencil
to mark with a pencil
to note, arrange, include, etc provisionally or tentatively
Other 51Թ Forms
- penciler noun
- pencillike adjective
- unpenciled adjective
- unpencilled adjective
- ˈԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pencil1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
“In the paintings and drawings of this chamber of horrors, there is no telling what was in the sick brains of those who wielded the brush or the pencil,” the catalog explained.
Many are just learning to hold a pencil; others can already read.
“I had to buy her larger, thicker pencils she could hold in her hands to do the work,” he said.
A dank, earthy odor hung in the air, as if mounds of fresh pencil shavings had been scattered over a newly excavated farm plot.
Will Los Angeles still be a place where middle class, below-the-line entertainment workers can make a living and new productions can pencil out, or has the city permanently ceded that ground?
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