pencil

1. n. A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors. Source: opted

2. n. A slender cylinder or strip of black lead, colored chalk, slate etc., or such a cylinder or strip inserted in a small wooden rod intended to be pointed, or in a case, which forms a handle, -- used for drawing or writing. See Graphite. Source: opted

3. n. Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc. Source: opted

4. n. An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point. Source: opted

5. n. A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point. Source: opted

6. n. A small medicated bougie. Source: opted

7. v. t. To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw. Source: opted

8. n. a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood Source: wordnet

9. n. graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication Source: wordnet

10. n. a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point Source: wordnet

11. n. a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face Source: wordnet

12. v. write, draw, or trace with a pencil Source: wordnet

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