pencil
[ pen-suh l ]
/ ˈpɛn səl /
noun
verb (used with object), pen·ciled, pen·cil·ing or (especially British) pen·cilled, pen·cil·ling.
to write, draw, mark, or color with, or as if with, a pencil.
to use a pencil on.
Verb Phrases
pencil in,
to schedule or list tentatively, as or as if by writing down in pencil rather than in ink: I'll pencil you in for ten o'clock.
Origin of pencil
OTHER WORDS FROM pencil
pen·cil·er; especially British, pen·cil·ler, noun pen·cil·like, adjective un·pen·ciled, adjective un·pen·cilled, adjectiveWords nearby pencil
pence,
pencel,
penchant,
penchi,
penché,
pencil,
pencil beam,
pencil box,
pencil cedar,
pencil crayon,
pencil gate
Example sentences from the Web for pencil
British Dictionary definitions for pencil
pencil
/ (ˈpɛnsəl) /
noun
verb -cils, -cilling or -cilled or US -cils, -ciling or -ciled (tr)
Derived forms of pencil
penciller or US penciler, nounWord Origin for pencil
C14: from Old French
pincel, from Latin
pēnicillus painter's brush, from
pēniculus a little tail, from
pēnis tail
Idioms and Phrases with pencil
pencil
see put lead in one's pencil.