pencil

noun (pencil, pencils); verb (pencil — to write in pencil)

«pencil» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A pencil is a thin stick of wood with grey graphite (called «lead») or colour inside, for writing and drawing. tree →
A coloured pencil is a pencil for drawing in colours. tree →
To pencil something in is to write it down for now, maybe to change later. tree →

In the lessons

a thing on the table; a counted thing («Anna has 18 pencils and shares them equally among 2 friends»); in class «sharpen your pencil», «pencil case», «write in pencil»; in everyday life drawing and colouring; in science pencil «lead» is not real lead but graphite

Examples

Lily had 9 pencils and lost 5. tree →
Anna has 18 pencils and shares them equally among 2 friends. tree →
A box has 10 pencils. tree →
Sharpen your pencil before the test. tree →
Write your answers in pencil, so you can rub them out. tree →
I keep my pencils in a pencil case. tree →
She drew a horse with coloured pencils. tree →
Don't run with a sharp pencil. tree →
The pencil would not go quite as it ought,--he had found that out; but the next day he tried again. tree →

Note

Not a fruit; no operation clue. Spelling: pen-cil, ends in -il. Pencil «lead» is graphite, not the metal lead.

In Jewish tradition

Note

Not a fruit; no operation clue. Spelling: pen-cil, ends in -il. Pencil «lead» is graphite, not the metal lead.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «pencil» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «pencil» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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