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- [pen-suh l]
- /ˈpɛn səl/
- /ˈpensl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pen-suh l]
- /ˈpɛn səl/
Definitions of pencil word
- noun pencil a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing. 1
- noun pencil a stick of cosmetic coloring material for use on the eyebrows, eyelids, etc. 1
- noun pencil anything shaped or used like a pencil, as a stick of medicated material: a styptic pencil. 1
- noun pencil a narrow set of lines, light rays, or the like, diverging from or converging to a point: a pencil of sunlight. 1
- noun pencil a slender, pointed piece of a substance used for marking. 1
- noun pencil style or skill in drawing or delineation: He favored the late products of the artist's pencil. 1
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Origin of pencil
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English pencel < Middle French pincel ≪ Latin pēnicillus painter's brush or pencil, diminutive of pēniculus little tail. See penis, -cule1
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Parts of speech for Pencil
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pencil popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pencil usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pencil
verb pencil
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- bang out — If a company bangs out a poor quality product, they produce large quantities of it in order to make money.
- caricaturing — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- chalk — Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.
noun pencil
- incandescence — the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature. Compare luminescence.
- irradiation — the act of irradiating.
- moonbeam — a ray of moonlight.
Antonyms for pencil
Top questions with pencil
- how to hold a pencil?
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- how to draw a pencil?
- how to sharpen a carpenter's pencil?
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- how to sharpen nyx jumbo eye pencil?
- how to apply pencil eyeliner?
- how to fill in eyebrows with pencil?
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