pencil (n.)

  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; the words were scribbled in pencil; this artist's favorite medium is pencil'

  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; an eyebrow pencil'

    pencil (v.)

  1. write, draw, or trace with a pencil; he penciled a figure'

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