pencil

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

Definition categories: man–made

2. graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication

- the words were scribbled in pencil

- this artist's favorite medium is pencil

Definition categories: substance, graphite, plumbago

3. a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point

Definition categories: shape, figure

4. a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face

- an eyebrow pencil

Definition categories: man–made, cosmetic

verb

1. write, draw, or trace with a pencil

- he penciled a figure

Definition categories: creation, draw

Sentences with pencil as a verb:

- I penciled (BrEn: pencilled) it in my notebook.