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Antonyms for pencil
ˈpɛn səlpen·cil

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pencilnoun

    a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

  2. pencilnoun

    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. pencilnoun

    a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point

  4. pencilverb

    a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face

    "an eyebrow pencil"

  5. pencilverb

    write, draw, or trace with a pencil

    "he penciled a figure"

How to use pencil in a sentence?

  1. The Guardian:

    It’s easier to give a child an iPad than encouraging them to do muscle-building play such as building blocks, cutting and sticking, or pulling toys and ropes, she noted. Because of this, they’re not developing the underlying foundation skills they need to grip and hold a pencil.

  2. Joyce A. Myers:

    A 2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.

  3. Salman Rushdie:

    The French satirical tradition has always been very pointed and very harsh, and still is, you know, the thing that I really resent is the way in which these, our dead comrades ... who died using the same implement that I use, which is a pen or pencil, have been almost immediately vilified and called racists and I don't know what else.

  4. Dwight D Eisenhower:

    Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field.

  5. Joe Quinlan:

    It's hard to pencil in a recession anytime soon, the Joe Quinlan consumer is at the core of the economy -- and that core is pretty rock solid right now.

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