noun🔗ShareA paintbrush."The artist used a special pencil to paint delicate details on the canvas. "artstationeryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper."My son used his new pencil to draw a picture of his family. "stationeryutensilwritingmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point."The spotlight created a pencil of light that illuminated the stage. "physicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA family of geometric objects with a common property, such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective plane."The set of lines passing through the origin is a pencil of lines in geometry. "mathfigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA small medicated bougie."The doctor used a small pencil to help clear the child's nasal passage. "medicinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo write (something) using a pencil."I penciled (BrE: pencilled) a brief reminder in my notebook."stationerywritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mark with, or as if with, a pencil."The artist pencilled a quick sketch of the family dog. "stationerywritingmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
