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| blue-pencil |
to edit or strike out with or as with a blue pencil. |
| charcoal |
a piece of charcoal or a pencil containing charcoal, used as a drawing implement. [2/7 definitions] |
| compass |
(often pl.) a hinged instrument for drawing circles and arcs, with one leg ending in a point used as the pivot and the other ending in a pencil or pen that traces a curve as it is turned. [1/9 definitions] |
| crayon |
a colored stick or pencil, esp. one made of wax, used for drawing and coloring. [1/3 definitions] |
| dot |
a small mark made by or as if by a pointed end, as of a pencil or pen. [1/10 definitions] |
| draw |
to portray with a pen or pencil. [2/19 definitions] |
| drawing |
the act of making pictures or designs with a writing instrument such as a pencil. [1/3 definitions] |
| grease pencil |
a pencil made of compressed grease mixed with pigment, usu. wrapped in paper that unwinds in a spiral to expose the tip, used esp. to write on slick surfaces. |
| handwriting |
writing produced by hand, as with a pen or pencil. [1/2 definitions] |
| marker |
something used to mark or write with, such as a crayon or grease pencil. [1/5 definitions] |
| pencil |
to write or compose by using a pencil. [2/4 definitions] |
| pencil sharpener |
a small device used for making pencils sharp. A pencil sharpener has a hole in one area where a pencil is to be inserted and where it comes into contact with a blade. |
| planchette |
a small platform, as on a Ouija board, on which the fingertips rest, their slight pressure causing the platform to move and spell out words with an attached pencil or by pointing to letters. |
| stub |
a short remainder of a used article such as a cigarette or pencil. [1/6 definitions] |
| write |
to form (letters, words, symbols, or characters) on a surface with a pen, pencil, typewriter, or other instrument. [2/8 definitions] |
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