| Noun | 1. | pencil - a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in woodlead pencil - pencil that has graphite as the marking substance point - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" pencil eraser, rubber eraser, rubber - an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil slate pencil - a pencil of soft slate (or soapstone) used for writing on a slate tip, peak, point - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" | |
| 2. | pencil - 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. | pencil - a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a pointgeometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces figure - a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape | |
| 4. | pencil - a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil" | |
| Verb | 1. | pencil - write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure"draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" | |