pencil

[US]/'pens(ə)l/
[UK]/'pɛnsl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a writing tool used for drawing or writing, typically consisting of a thin stick of graphite encased in wood or a colored wax core
vt. to write, draw, or mark with a pencil

Phrases & Collocations

blue pencil

pencil case

pencil box

pencil sharpener

eyebrow pencil

pencil lead

lead pencil

color pencil

mechanical pencil

pencil factory

pencil sketch

test pencil

Example Sentences

a pencil of light.

There is a pencil in the box.

That is a pencil of rays.

a pencil with a rubber at the end.

pack pencils in dozens

Pencil and earser are on the bookcase.

Point this pencil for me, please.

one black pencil at 12p 〃 blue 〃 15p (= one black pencil at 12p, one blue pencil at 15p)

The pencils fit neatly into this box.

I can’t write with this pencil stub.

The pencil tapers to a sharp point.

run a pencil line between two points.

Are all these pencils yours?

Don't bear hard on the pencil, it will break.

Each student should have a pencil and pad.

She twirled the pencil round in her fingers.

carefully chisel a recess inside the pencil line.

a lip pencil lasts longer than lipstick.

Real-world Examples

Sharpen your pencils before the test.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

Excuse me, Sonia. Is this your pencil?

Source: New Target Junior High School English Grade 7 (Upper)

All right. Can I write in pencil?

Source: PETS-1B Standard Tutorial

When you sharpen a pencil, you make chips.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

There's a pencil in front of the lamp.

Source: Basic Daily Conversation

His pockets bulge with papers and pencils.

Source: Beethoven lives upstairs from me.

If she can track a pencil with her eyes.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

Okay, put that pencil up here.

Source: Wow English

Some artists use a paintbrush, some use a pencil or chisel.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

This thing is thinner than a number 2 pencil. Thinner than a number 2 pencil.

Source: Previous Apple Keynotes

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