pencil

/pˈɛnsə‌l/

/ˈpɛnsəɫ/

Pencil

an instrument consisting of a narrow piece of wood and a thin piece of a black or colored substance in the middle, used for writing, drawing, etc.

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

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

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

to pencil

MAIN VERB

write, draw, or trace with a pencil

Examples

1. The length of the pencil is 15 centimeters.

2. Neither one seems like the sharpest pencil in the box.

3. She sharpens her pencil before starting her math homework.

4. She picked up a colored pencil to draw a picture.