[C,U] a narrow piece of wood, or a metal or plastic case, containing a black or coloured substance, used for drawing or writing:
a pencil drawing * I'll get a pencil and paper. * She scribbled a note in pencil. * coloured pencils
verb (-ll-, AmE -l-) [VN] to write, draw or mark sth with a pencil:
a pencilled portrait * A previous owner has pencilled 'First Edition' inside the book's cover.
PHRASALVERBS
pencil sth/sb<->in to write down sb's name or details of an arrangement with them that you know might have to be changed later:
We've pencilled in a meeting for Tuesday afternoon. * Shall I pencil you in for Friday? (= for a meeting) * He was pencilled in to play the detective.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is pencil a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, pencil is tagged as noun.
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