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Meaning of 'pencil' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pencil [ n.]
- A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors.
- A slender cylinder or strip of black lead, colored chalk, slate etc., or such a cylinder or strip inserted in a small wooden rod intended to be pointed, or in a case, which forms a handle, -- used for drawing or writing. See Graphite.
- Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc.
- An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.
- A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point.
- A small medicated bougie.
2 . Pencil [ v. t.]
- To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw.

Meaning of 'pencil' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pencil [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
Example in sentence:
  • an eyebrow pencil
Meaning (2):
- graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
Example in sentence:
  • the words were scribbled in pencil;
  • this artist's favorite medium is pencil
3 . pencil [ v]
Meaning (3):
- write, draw, or trace with a pencil
Example in sentence:
  • he penciled a figure

Nearby Words:

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