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Pencil

/ˈpɛnsɪl/

A paintbrush.

📖 Definitions of "Pencil"

noun
  1. 1

    A paintbrush.

  2. 2

    A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.

  3. 3

    An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.

  4. 4

    A family of geometric objects with a common property, such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective plane.

verb
  1. 1

    To write (something) using a pencil.

    "I penciled (BrE: pencilled) a brief reminder in my notebook."

  2. 2

    To mark with, or as if with, a pencil.

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