pencil
A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
Noun 3 meanings
A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.
A family of geometric objects with a common property, such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective plane.
Verb 2 meanings
To write (something) using a pencil.
“I penciled (BrE: pencilled) a brief reminder in my notebook.”
To mark with, or as if with, a pencil.
PENCIL at a glance
PENCIL has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (P 3 + E 1 + N 1 + C 3 + I 1 + L 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,601 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with pencil
All rhymes- COUNCIL11
- STENCIL9
- URACIL8
- CODICIL12
- FLUOROURACIL17
- CHLORAMBUCIL23
- ALGUACIL11
- DOMICIL12
- THIOURACIL15
- BROMOURACIL17
- PENICIL11
- VERTICIL13
One letter away
- PENSIL8
- PENCEL10
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