pencil
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
Types & categories
- writing implement hypernym
- lead pencil hyponym
- slate pencil hyponym
Parts & wholes
- point part meronym
- rubber eraser part meronym
- tip part meronym
Related & opposite
- pencil derivation
Sense 2 verb
write, draw, or trace with a pencil
he penciled a figure
Types & categories
- draw hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
the words were scribbled in pencil
Types & categories
- plumbago hypernym
Sense 4 noun
a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
Types & categories
- figure hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
an eyebrow pencil
Types & categories
- cosmetic hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pencil |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | point |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | rubber eraser |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | tip |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | writing implement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lead pencil |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | slate pencil |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pencil |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | trace |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | draw |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | plumbago |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | geometry |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | figure |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | cosmetic |