pencil Sentence Examples

  1. The pencil glided smoothly across the paper, leaving a trail of graphite.
  2. I sharpened the pencil to a fine point, preparing to sketch the intricate details.
  3. The student used a pencil to write their notes, its lead providing a clear and sharp line.
  4. The architect's pencil traced intricate blueprints, shaping the design of the future building.
  5. The artist's pencil danced across the canvas, creating vibrant and expressive strokes.
  6. The carpenter's pencil marked the exact measurements for the precise cuts on the wood.
  7. The child's pencil scribbled colorful drawings all over the paper, filling it with their imagination.
  8. The pencil's eraser gently removed the mistakes, allowing for corrections and revisions.
  9. The graphite core of the pencil transferred its color onto the surface, creating a permanent record of words or images.
  10. The pencil's versatility made it a ubiquitous writing and drawing tool, used by people of all ages and professions.

pencil Meaning

Wordnet

pencil (n)

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

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

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

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

Wordnet

pencil (v)

write, draw, or trace with a pencil

Webster

pencil (n.)

A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors.

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.

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

An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.

A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point.

A small medicated bougie.

Webster

pencil (v. t.)

To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw.

Synonyms & Antonyms of pencil

FAQs About the word pencil

a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood, graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium

cartoon, crayon,ink, caricature, profile,outline, scrawl,sketch, draw, scribble

No antonyms found.

The pencil glided smoothly across the paper, leaving a trail of graphite.

I sharpened the pencil to a fine point, preparing to sketch the intricate details.

The student used a pencil to write their notes, its lead providing a clear and sharp line.

The architect's pencil traced intricate blueprints, shaping the design of the future building.