pencil

Nouns

  • (n) a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
  • (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
  • (n) a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
  • (n) a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
    • an eyebrow pencil

Verbs

  • (v) write, draw, or trace with a pencil
    • he penciled a figure

Words of close approximity

pencil box pencil case pencil cedar pencil cedar tree penciled pencil eraser pencil lead pencilled pencil pusher pencil sharpener