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- pronunciation:
- pen
sihl
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
a long, thin tool used for writing or drawing. Pencils are made of a narrow stick of graphite held within a case of wood.
My friend gave me a new set of drawing pencils for my birthday.
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adjective + (n.)pencil
acrylic, blue, broken, colored, electric, faint, matching, mechanical, pastel, red, sharp, sharpened, slim, soft, thick, yellow
verb + (n.)pencil
borrow,
chew,
circle,
color,
erase,
fiddle,
fling,
grab,
grip,
hand,
inscribe,
lick,
line,
outline,
pick,
poke,
scrawl,
sharpen,
slide,
smudge,
stab,
tap,
twirl
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(n.)pencil
+ verb
blend, draw, insert, jot, mark, paint, poise, scatter, scratch, scribble, sketch, snap, stick, trace, tuck, write
noun + (n.)pencil
acrylic,
brow,
carbon,
charcoal,
diameter,
eyebrow,
eyeliner,
folder,
graphite,
grease,
lead,
lip,
marker,
marking,
notebook,
pad,
paint,
pastel,
pen,
pin,
powder,
scratch,
scratching,
sketching,
slate,
stick,
sticker,
stroke,
tablet,
thickness,
tip,
watercolor,
wax,
width
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pencils, penciling, penciled |
| definition 1: |
to write or compose by using a pencil.
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| definition 2: |
to mark, write, or draw by pencil.
He penciled some dates into his calendar. |
| related words: |
note |
adverb + (v.)pencil
out
(v.)pencil
+ noun
line, name, paper
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