noun#5,617 by frequency
pencil
/ˈpɛnsəl/
A writing utensil with a graphite shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper
- plural
- pencils
Meanings
- 1
A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper
Could I borrow a pencil?
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
My father needed a pencil.
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a pointrare
- 3
A family of geometric objects with a common property, such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective planerare
- 4
A paintbrushrare
- 5
A small medicated bougierare
- 6
A small, thin tuft of hairs or feathersrare