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Pencil
01
a tool with a slim piece of wood and a thin, colored part in the middle, that we use for writing or drawing
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
pencils
Examples
He uses a pencil to shade and create different tones in his artwork.
02
a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
03
a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
04
graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
to pencil
01
to create content using a pencil as the writing or drawing instrument
Transitive: to pencil sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
pencil
3rd person singular
pencils
present participle
penciling
past simple
penciled
past participle
penciled
Examples
She chose to pencil a quick sketch of the landscape before committing to a more detailed drawing.
