crayon
noun
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
crayons
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pluralof crayon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof crayon (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
crayonnouna pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
Example Sentences
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Similarly, many school supplies are produced overseas, like pencils and crayons, which are predominantly imported from Brazil, China, Mexico and India.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Even as a child colouring with the crayons she loved, she seemed to be doing the wrong thing.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
In other rooms, colleagues arranged pencil sharpeners, water bottles and crayons in patterns, recording with depth-sensor cameras.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Crayola has called the area home since the early 1900s, when it first started producing crayons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
He had lots of paper and crayons, and little boxes of cereal to eat, and different people brought him different things to play with and look at.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
