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pencil

/ pencil /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

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

Type of:

writing implement

Kinds of:

lead pencil slate pencil

noun Sense 2

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

"an eyebrow pencil"

Type of:

cosmetic cosmetics

noun Sense 3

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

Type of:

figure

Domain:

physics physical science natural philosophy

noun Sense 4

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:

graphite black lead plumbago

verb Sense 5

write, draw, or trace with a pencil

"he penciled a figure"

Type of:

draw

Entails:

trace draw line

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

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