American English pronunciation
How to pronounce pencils
IPA transcription: ['pɛnsəlz]
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['pɛnsəlz]
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Noun
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a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
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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”
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a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
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a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
“an eyebrow pencil”
Verb
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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.