PENCIL


Meaning of PENCIL in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ blunt , sharp

▪ soft

▪ sharpened

▪ stubby

▪ broken

▪ coloured/colored

a box of coloured/colored ~s

▪ charcoal ( esp. AmE ), graphite ( esp. AmE ), grease ( AmE ), lead

▪ \#2 ( in the US ), HB ( in the UK ), etc.

▪ mechanical

▪ colouring/coloring

▪ eye , eyebrow , eyeliner , lip

VERB + PENCIL

▪ draw (sth) with , use , write (sth) with

▪ sharpen

▪ tap , twirl

▪ grab

Grab a ~ and write down this number.

▪ borrow

PENCIL + NOUN

▪ lead , sharpener

▪ eraser

▪ shavings

▪ stub

▪ box , case , holder

▪ drawing , sketch

▪ line , mark

PREPOSITION

▪ in ~

margin notes in ~

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