PENCIL (pencilled, pencilling)
Dictionary entry overview: What does pencil mean?
• PENCIL (noun)
The noun PENCIL has 4 senses:
1. a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
2. graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
3. a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
4. a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
Familiarity information: PENCIL used as a noun is uncommon.
• PENCIL (verb)
The verb PENCIL has 1 sense:
1. write, draw, or trace with a pencil
Familiarity information: PENCIL used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PENCIL (noun)
Meaning:
A thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pencil" is a kind of...):
writing implement (an implement that is used to write)
Meronyms (parts of "pencil"):
point (sharp end)
pencil eraser; rubber; rubber eraser (an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil)
peak; point; tip (a V shape)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pencil"):
lead pencil (pencil that has graphite as the marking substance)
slate pencil (a pencil of soft slate (or soapstone) used for writing on a slate)
Meaning:
Graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Context examples:
the words were scribbled in pencil / this artist's favorite medium is pencil
Hypernyms ("pencil" is a kind of...):
black lead; graphite; plumbago (used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors)
Meaning:
A figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("pencil" is a kind of...):
figure (a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physical science; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
geometry (the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces)
Meaning:
A cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
an eyebrow pencil
Hypernyms ("pencil" is a kind of...):
cosmetic (a toiletry designed to beautify the body)
• PENCIL (verb)
Meaning:
Write, draw, or trace with a pencil
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
he penciled a figure
Hypernyms (to "pencil" is one way to...):
draw (represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface)
"Pencil" entails doing...:
delineate; describe; draw; line; trace (make a mark or lines on a surface)
Sentence frames:
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