The meaning of Pencil

Pencil – definition

noun
An instrument for writing or drawing, consisting of a thin stick of graphite or a similar substance enclosed in a long thin piece of wood or fixed in a cylindrical case.
Usage examples:
Have a pencil and paper ready
noun
A set of light rays, lines, etc. converging to or diverging narrowly from a single point.
Usage examples:
The thin line of his pencil transcribes the desert light and, for the first time in this exhibition…

verb
Write, draw, or colour with a pencil.
Usage examples:
A previous owner has pencilled their name inside the cover
Synonims:
Write Write down Jot down Note Set down Take down Inscribe Scribble Rough out Write roughly Scrawl Pen Compose Draft Formulate Draw up Dash off Put in writing Put down on paper Commit to pape

noun
A thin, usually wooden, tube-shaped device for writing or drawing which has colored material in the center and a point at one end
Usage examples:
[ c ] colored pencils, [ u ] make your corrections in pencil (= using a pencil).

Pencil translation into English

Pencil: translate from English into Chinese

铅笔, 笔, 画笔, 画, 写

Pencil: translate from English into Dutch

Potlood, Penseel, Stift, Griffel, Tekenen, Schilderen, Penselen, Met potlood schrijven, Meetkundig figuur, Met stiftje aanstippen, Met potlood merken, Met potlood opschrijven, Opschrijven, Uitbeelden, Optekenen, Convergerende stralenbundel

Pencil: translate from English into French

Crayon, Pinceau, Plume, Dessiner, Écrire au crayon

Pencil: translate from English into German

Bleistift, Stift

Pencil: translate from English into Hindi

पेंसिल, पेन्सिल, खींचना, लिखना, रंगना, शैली, तुलिका, कूंची

Pencil: translate from English into Italian

Matita, A matita, Lapis

Pencil: translate from English into Korean

연필, 화필, 연필 모양의 물건, 광속선, 연필로 쓰다, 연필로 그리다

Pencil: translate from English into Russian

Карандаш, Кисть, Рисовать, Вычерчивать, Рисовать карандашом, Манера, Раскрашивать, Тушевать, Сходящийся пучок лучей, Стиль, Писать карандашом

Pencil: translate from English into Spanish

Lápiz, Haz, Escribir con lápiz, Dibujar a lápiz, Pintarse con lápiz

Word origin

Middle English (denoting a fine paintbrush): from Old French pincel, from a diminutive of Latin peniculus ‘brush’, diminutive of penis ‘tail’. The verb was originally (early 16th century) in

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Pencil – similar words

pencilers

noun
An artist who does the first stage of the drawings for a comic , graphic novel, or animation (= a book or movie whose story is told in pictures), either in pencil or on a computer
Usage examples:
Pencilers draw the panels, illustrating the story., i would say i had more interaction with inkers …

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penciler

noun
An artist who does the first stage of the drawings for a comic , graphic novel, or animation (= a book or movie whose story is told in pictures), either in pencil or on a computer
Usage examples:
Pencilers draw the panels, illustrating the story., i would say i had more interaction with inkers …

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penciled

verb
Write, draw, or colour with a pencil.
Usage examples:
A previous owner has pencilled their name inside the cover

adjective
Written, drawn, or coloured with a pencil.
Usage examples:
A pencilled note

noun
An instrument for writing or drawing, consisting of a thin stick of graphite or a similar substance enclosed in a long thin piece of wood or fixed in a cylindrical case.
Usage examples:
Have a pencil and paper ready

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Pencil synonims

compose

verb
Write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry).
Usage examples:
He composed the first violin sonata four years earlier

verb
Form the substance of

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dash off

phrasal verb
Write down hastily

phrasal verb
To write something quickly, putting little effort into it
Usage examples:
She dashed the letter off in five minutes.

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draft

noun
A preliminary version of a piece of writing.
Usage examples:
The first draft of the party's manifesto

verb
Prepare a preliminary version of (a document).
Usage examples:
I drafted a letter of resignation

adjective
Us spelling of draught (noun).

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formulate

verb
Create or prepare methodically.
Usage examples:
The government has formulated a policy on waste management

verb
Prepare according to instructions

verb
To create something, esp. by putting together different parts
Usage examples:
The administration said it was formulating a new policy for the middle east., new drugs are being f…

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inscribe

verb
Write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record.
Usage examples:
His name was inscribed on the new silver trophy

verb
To write words in a book or cut words onto the surface of an object
Usage examples:
She inscribed the book, "to my number-one fan.", wind and rain wore away the inscriptions on the gr…

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note

noun
A brief record of points or ideas written down as an aid to memory.
Usage examples:
I'll make a note in my diary

verb
Notice or pay particular attention to (something).
Usage examples:
He noted his mother's unusual gaiety

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pen

noun
An instrument for writing or drawing with ink, typically consisting of a metal nib or ball, or a nylon tip, fitted into a metal or plastic holder.
Usage examples:
These include a cuddly toy, a ball, pens, pencils and paper, a toothbrush and toothpaste.

verb
Write or compose.
Usage examples:
Olivia penned award-winning poetry

verb
Put or keep (an animal) in a pen.
Usage examples:
It was the practice to pen the sheep for clipping

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scrawl

verb
Write (something) in a hurried, careless way.
Usage examples:
Charlie scrawled his signature

noun
An example of hurried, careless writing.
Usage examples:
The page was covered in scrawls and doodles

verb
Write carelessly

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scribble

verb
Write or draw (something) carelessly or hurriedly.
Usage examples:
He took the clipboard and scribbled something illegible

noun
A piece of writing or a picture produced carelessly or hurriedly.
Usage examples:
Illegible scribbles

verb
Card (wool, cotton, etc.) coarsely.
Usage examples:
The machine was installed by the owners to scribble wool brought in by customers

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take down

phrasal verb
Move something or somebody to a lower position

phrasal verb
To remove something that was previously put up or put in place
Usage examples:
It must be time to take down the holiday decorations., the indiana pacers took down cleveland, 80–7…

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write

verb
Mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement.
Usage examples:
He wrote his name on the paper

Name the letters that comprise the accepted form of

verb
To create something for other people to read or use, such as a book, poem, letter, or piece of music
Usage examples:
[ t ] to write a poem/a story/a textbook, [ t ] they wrote some of the best songs of the 70s., [ t …

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