American English pronunciation

How to pronounce pencils

IPA transcription: ['pɛnsəlz]

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Noun

  • 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

    “the words were scribbled in pencil”

    “this artist's favorite medium is pencil”

  • 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

    “an eyebrow pencil”

Verb

  • write, draw, or trace with a pencil

    “he penciled a figure”

Usage examples

  • The pencils have all been used.
  • It was written by Layton with pencils and inks by Giordano.
  • The students colored with their colored pencils.
  • The pencils have all been used.
  • The students colored with their colored pencils.
  • The pencils have all been used.
  • The students colored with their colored pencils.
  • Pencils down, time is over.
  • Three students with pencils inhand writing in notebooks at their desks.
  • The students colored with their colored pencils.