pencil

  • 31pencil — 1. noun /pɛnsəl/ Writing utensil that uses graphite (commonly referred to as lead). Regular pencils usually have a graphite shaft surrounded by wood. Also available in a mechanical version where the graphite length can be adjusted and sharpening… …

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  • 32pencil in — verb a) to fill in using pencil Ill pencil you in for tomorrow at noon. b) to provisionally schedule …

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  • 33Pencil — Original name in latin Pencil Name in other language Pencil State code ID Continent/City Asia/Jakarta longitude 6.7412 latitude 111.1145 altitude 7 Population 0 Date 2012 01 22 …

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  • 34pencil — noun 1》 an instrument for writing or drawing, typically consisting of a thin stick of graphite enclosed in a long, thin piece of wood or fixed in a thin cylindrical case. 2》 Physics & Geometry a set of light rays, lines, etc. converging to or… …

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  • 35pencil — See glow pencil grease pencil …

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  • 36pencil — pen·cil pen(t) səl n 1) a small medicated or cosmetic roll or stick for local applications <a menthol pencil> 2) an aggregate of rays of radiation (as light) esp. when diverging from or converging to a point …

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  • 37pencil — Synonyms and related words: X ray, actinic ray, actinism, air brush, art paper, atomic beam, atomic ray, beam, beam of light, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, brand, brush, camera lucida, camera obscura, canvas, cartoon, chalk, chalk up,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 38pencil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crayon, stylus, pastel, chalk. See writing, painting. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A graphic instrument] Types of pencils include: lead, mechanical, colored, drawing, slate, indelible, charcoal, eyebrow,… …

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  • 39pencil — [14] Etymologically, a pencil is a ‘little penis’. It originally denoted a ‘paintbrush’ – the current sense ‘writing implement filled with a graphite rod’ did not emerge until the 17th century – and came via Old French pincel from Vulgar Latin… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 40pencil — pen·cil || pensl n. writing tool containing lead v. write with a pencil …

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