pencil
noun
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.
pencils
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pluralof pencil.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof pencil (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
pencilnouna 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.
Example Sentences
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Sharpen your No. 2 pencils for next week’s newsletter, because I’ll be leading Investing 101, Don’t Short Yourself style.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
Participants are provided with an art pack full of supplies like acrylics, pencils, watercolours and pastels with the condition that they create up to four pieces of artwork.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Plus an assortment of quirky items including Pringles cans, Swatch watches, museum neckties and golf-course pencils.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Beowulf had brought some paper and a box of charcoal pencils with him so he could make a few final sketches of Buckingham Palace, or so Penelope thought.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
