pencil

/pˈɛnsəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
2. graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
   “the words were scribbled in pencil”
3. a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
4. a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
   “an eyebrow pencil”

verb

1. write, draw, or trace with a pencil
   “he penciled a figure”

Words that rhyme with pencil

• tensile
• utensil
• bensel
• bluepencil
• gensel
• hensel
• hensil
• stencel
• vensel
• wensel