7. pencil Archaic. an artist's paintbrush, esp. for fine work.
8. (v.t.)pencil to write, draw, or mark with or as if with a pencil.
9. pencil pencil in, to schedule or list tentatively, by or as if by writing down in pencil rather than in ink.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME pencel < MF pincel&indirdesc; L pēnicillus painter's brush or pencil, dim. of pēniculus little tail. See penis , -cule1)
Definition of 'Pencil'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)pencil a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
2. (noun)pencil 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"
3. (noun)pencil a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
4. (verb)pencil a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face "an eyebrow pencil"
5. (verb)pencil write, draw, or trace with a pencil "he penciled a figure"
1. (noun)pencil an object with a lead tip used for writing a pencil and an eraser
Definition of 'Pencil'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Pencil a small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors
2. (noun)Pencil 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
3. (noun)Pencil hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc
Sense: a long, thin instrument (usually of wood) containing a thin stick of graphite or some similar solid substance for writing or drawing This pencil needs sharpening / to be sharpened; He wrote in pencil; (also adjective) a pencil sharpener.
Definitions of Pencil 
Afrikaans: potlood
Arabic: قَلَم رَصاص
Bulgarian: молив
Brazilian: lápis
Czech: tužka
German: der (Blei)Stift, Bleistif
Danish: blyant; blyants-
Greek: μολύβι
Spanish: lápiz
Estonian: pliiats
Farsi: مداد
Finnish: lyijykynä
French: crayon
Hebrew: עִפָּרוֹן
Hindi: पेंसिल
Croatian: olovka, pisaljka
Hungarian: ceruza
Indonesian: pensil
Icelandic: blÿantur
Italian: matita
Japanese: 鉛筆
Korean: 연필
Lithuanian: pieštukas
Latvian: zīmulis
Malay: pensel
Dutch: potlood
Norwegian: blyant
Polish: ołówek
Persian: مداد
Pashto: پنسل
Portuguese: lápis
Romanian: creion
Russian: карандаш
Slovak: ceruzka
Slovenian: svinčnik; za svinčnike
Serbian: olovka
Swedish: blyertspenna
Thai: ดินสอ
Turkish: kurşun kalem
Taiwanese: 鉛筆
Ukrainian: олівець
Urdu: پنسل
Vietnamese: cái bút chì
Chinese: 铅笔
