pencils
Erasers top them
Pencils is the plural of pencil, a writing instrument with a core of graphite or colored material encased in wood or a mechanical holder.
Unlike pens, pencils can be erased.
She sharpened her pencils before the exam.
To pencil something in is to schedule it tentatively: Let me pencil you in for Thursday.
Device restoring cutting edges
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- shavingsThin strips removed
- pointExact location or meaning
- honingGradual sharpening or refining
manual · electric · rotary · helical · curls · tapered · dull · precision
Hasty informal drawing
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
- strokesGentle touches, swimming styles
hatching · cross-hatching · rendering · portraiture · still-life · contour · gesture · composition
Student assignments for outside class
- classroomEducational instruction space
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- notebookBlank pages for jottings
- eraserMark removal tool
backpack · textbook · desk · exam · quiz · assignment · test-taking · standardized
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- HBPencil hardness rating
- 2BPencil darkness designation
- 6BGraphite hardness grade
- HEighth alphabetic character
F · hardness · softness · darkness · smudging · blending · carbon · smoothness
Timber construction tradesperson
- markingIndicating with symbols
- lumberSawn wood for building
- flatLacking vertical variation
- rectangularFour right angles
layout · woodworking · measuring · construction · framing · joinery · scribing · timber
Furniture for writing
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
- notepadBound sheets for writing
- memoBrief internal message
- jottingWriting briefly
paperwork · drafting · marking · editing · annotations
Colored pencil manufacturer
- Faber-CastellGerman art supply company
- oil-basedUsing petroleum as solvent
- burnishingSmoothing by friction
- layeringForming successive strata
blending · pigments · hues · vibrant · pastels · shades · lightfast · soft-core
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- clickBrief sharp noise
- propellingCausing forward motion
- refillableAble to restore contents
- 0.5mmHalf a millimeter
retractable · auto-advance · drafting · Pentel · Staedtler · technical · precision · mechanism
sharpener
Device restoring cutting edges
honing · manual · electric · rotary · helical · curls · tapered · dull · precision · edge
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
strokes · hatching · cross-hatching · rendering · portraiture · still-life · contour · gesture · composition · thumbnail
homework
Student assignments for outside class
- classroomEducational instruction space
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- notebookBlank pages for jottings
eraser · backpack · textbook · desk · exam · quiz · assignment · test-taking · standardized · Ticonderoga
lead
Dense metal, symbol Pb
H · F · hardness · softness · darkness · smudging · blending · carbon · smoothness · gradation
carpenter
Timber construction tradesperson
rectangular · layout · woodworking · measuring · construction · framing · joinery · scribing · timber · tradesman
desk
Furniture for writing
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
- notepadBound sheets for writing
- memoBrief internal message
jotting · paperwork · drafting · marking · editing · annotations
Prismacolor
Colored pencil manufacturer
- Faber-CastellGerman art supply company
- oil-basedUsing petroleum as solvent
- burnishingSmoothing by friction
layering · blending · pigments · hues · vibrant · pastels · shades · lightfast · soft-core · hard-core
clutch
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- clickBrief sharp noise
- propellingCausing forward motion
- refillableAble to restore contents
0.5mm · retractable · auto-advance · drafting · Pentel · Staedtler · technical · precision · mechanism
- consumer goodscars, clothing, furniture, electronics, toys
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- office suppliespens, paper clip, staplers, paperclip, binder
- school suppliespens, erasers, notebooks, pen, eraser
- art studioeasel, easels, canvas, canvases, palette
- campus storestextbooks, used books, e-textbooks, course materials, school supplies
pencilspermanent markers
Indelible writing implements
indelible ink · tattoo ink · engravings · etchings · carvings
pencilspens
Handheld writing implements
fountain pens · ballpoint pens · ink · quills · brushes
pencilskeyboards
Button grids for input
styluses · touchscreens · word processors · computers · smartphones
- number 2 pencilsMedium-soft graphite sticks
- pencil sharpenerTool for honing writing instruments
- colored pencilsPigmented graphite-style art tools
- pencil caseContainer for writing implements
- pencil leadMarking core in wood
- pencil and paper
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