pen·cil /ˈpɛnsəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pen-suhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -ciled, -cil·ing or (especially British) -cilled, -cil·ling.
–noun 1. a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
2. a stick of cosmetic coloring material for use on the eyebrows, eyelids, etc.
3. anything shaped or used like a pencil, as a stick of medicated material: a styptic pencil.
4. a narrow set of lines, light rays, or the like, diverging from or converging to a point: a pencil of sunlight.
5. a slender, pointed piece of a substance used for marking.
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