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Meaning of pencil

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  pencil
      n 1: a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of
           marking substance encased in wood
      2: 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"
      3: a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays
         meeting at a point
      4: a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a
         particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil"
      v 1: write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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