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pencil

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: pencil

1
 nv
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
write, draw, or trace with a pencil
2
 n
a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: pencil
1

n a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

Types:
lead pencil
pencil that has graphite as the marking substance
slate pencil
a pencil of soft slate (or soapstone) used for writing on a slate
Type of:
writing implement
an implement that is used to write

n graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication

“the words were scribbled in pencil”
“this artist's favorite medium is pencil”
Type of:
black lead, graphite, plumbago
used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

n a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face

“an eyebrow pencil”
Type of:
cosmetic
a toiletry designed to beautify the body

v write, draw, or trace with a pencil

“he penciled a figure”
Type of:
draw
represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
2

n a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point

Type of:
figure
a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
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