pencil [ˈpɛn səl]
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1. (n.) pencil
tube of wood, metal, etc., containing a core of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing .2. pencil
stick of cosmetic coloring material for use on the eyebrows, eyelids, etc.3. pencil
stick of medicated material .4. pencil
narrow set of lines, light rays, or the like, diverging from or converging to a point:a pencil of sunlight. 5. pencil
piece of a substance used for marking .6. pencil
skill in drawing .7. pencil
Archaic. an artist's paintbrush, esp . for fine work .8. (v.t.) pencil
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 , -cule 1 )
Definition of 'pencil' Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) pencil
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
figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point 4. (verb) pencil
cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face "an eyebrow pencil" 5. (verb) pencil
trace with a pencil "he penciled a figure"
1. (noun) pencil
object with a lead tip used for writing a pencil and an eraser
Definition of 'pencil' Webster Dictionary
1. (noun) pencil
fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors 2. (noun) pencil
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
ability or peculiar manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc4. (noun) pencil
aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point 5. (noun) pencil
number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point 6. (noun) pencil
small medicated bougie7. (verb) pencil
mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw
Sense: a long, thin instrument (usually of wood) containing a thin stick of graphite or some similar solid substance for writing or drawingThis pencil needs sharpening / to be sharpened; He wrote in pencil; (
potlood قَلَم رَصاص молив
lápis tužka der (Blei)Stift, Bleistif
blyant; blyants- μολύβι lápiz
pliiats مداد lyijykynä
crayon עִפָּרוֹן पेंसिल
olovka, pisaljka ceruza pensil
blÿantur matita 鉛筆
연필 pieštukas zīmulis
pensel potlood blyant
ołówek مداد پنسل
lápis creion карандаш
ceruzka svinčnik; za svinčnike olovka
blyertspenna ดินสอ kurşun kalem
鉛筆 олівець پنسل
cái bút chì 铅笔
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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
