pencil
v. write with a pencil n. writing tool containing lead | ||||
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Pencil Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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PENCIL
Pictorial ENCodIng Language. On-line system to display line structures. Sammet 1969, 675.
Pictorial ENCodIng Language. On-line system to display line structures. Sammet 1969, 675.
Pencil Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Pencil
(v. t.)
To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw.
(n.)
Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc.
(n.)
An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.
(n.)
A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors.
(n.)
A small medicated bougie.
(n.)
A slender cylinder or strip of black lead, colored chalk, slate etc., or such a cylinder or strip inserted in a small wooden rod intended to be pointed, or in a case, which forms a handle, -- used for drawing or writing. See Graphite.
(n.)
A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point.
(v. t.)
To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw.
(n.)
Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc.
(n.)
An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.
(n.)
A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors.
(n.)
A small medicated bougie.
(n.)
A slender cylinder or strip of black lead, colored chalk, slate etc., or such a cylinder or strip inserted in a small wooden rod intended to be pointed, or in a case, which forms a handle, -- used for drawing or writing. See Graphite.
(n.)
A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point.
| WordNet 2.0 |
pencil
Noun
1. a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
(hypernym) writing implement
(hyponym) lead pencil
(part-meronym) point
2. graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this artist's favorite medium is pencil"
(hypernym) graphite, black lead, plumbago
3. a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
(hypernym) figure
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
4. a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil"
(hypernym) cosmetic, cosmetics
Verb
1. write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure"
(hypernym) draw
(entail) trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
Noun
1. a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
(hypernym) writing implement
(hyponym) lead pencil
(part-meronym) point
2. graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this artist's favorite medium is pencil"
(hypernym) graphite, black lead, plumbago
3. a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
(hypernym) figure
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
4. a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil"
(hypernym) cosmetic, cosmetics
Verb
1. write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure"
(hypernym) draw
(entail) trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
| Australian Slang |
Pencil
(horseracing) work as a bookmaker's clerk
(horseracing) work as a bookmaker's clerk
Pencil-neck
geeky person with a thin neck
Put lead in one's pencil
(of a male) increase sexual capacity
| hEnglish - advanced version |
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Pwyntel
Pwyntel = n. a pencil; a brush
Pwyntel = n. a pencil; a brush
| Dream Dictionary |
Pencil
To dream of pencils, denotes favorable occupations. For a young woman to write with one, foretells she will be fortunate in marriage, if she does not rub out words; in that case, she will be disappointed in her lover.
To dream of pencils, denotes favorable occupations. For a young woman to write with one, foretells she will be fortunate in marriage, if she does not rub out words; in that case, she will be disappointed in her lover.
Pencil Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
pencil
penicullus
penicullus
Pencil Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Pencil
- This article is about the handwriting instrument. For other uses, see Pencil (disambiguation).
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