Image:Selection of colored pencils.jpg|thumb|right|Selection of colored pencils.
English

Etymology
From Old French pincil (modern pinceau �paintbrush�), from a diminutive of Latin peniculus �brush�, diminutive of Latin penis �tail�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/p�ns�l/
audio|en-us-pencil.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ns�l|-�ns�l

Noun
en-noun

1. obsolete A paintbrush.
2. Writing utensil that uses graphite (commonly referred to as lead). Regular pencils usually have a graphite shaft surrounded by wood. A pencil sharpener is used to cut away the wood and leave a fine tip on the pencil. Also available in a mechanical version where the graphite length can be adjusted and sharpening is not needed.

Translations
trans-top|graphite writing-instrument
Albanian: laps, kalem
Arabic: Arab|��� (qálam) m, Arab|��� رصاص IPAchar|(qálam ra���) m
Basque: arkatz, lapitz
Bulgarian: молив (moliv) m
Chinese: �� (qi�nb�)
Czech: tužka f, olůvko (hist.) n
Danish: blyant c
Dutch: potlood n
Esperanto: krajono
Faroese: blýantur m
Finnish: lyijykynä
French: crayon m
Frisian: poatlead
German: (non-colored) Bleistift m, (colored) Buntstift m
Greek: μολ�βι (molívi) n
Guarani: haiha
Hebrew: עפר��|עִפָּר�ֹ� (iparon) m
Hungarian: ceruza
Icelandic: blýantur m
Indonesian: pensil, potlot
Interlingua: stilo (de graphite)
trans-mid
Irish: peann luaidhe
Italian: matita f
Japanese: �� (����, enpitsu)
Korean: �� (��, yeonpil)
Kurdish: KUchar|پ����س
Latvian: zīmulis m
Macedonian: молив m, пи�алка f
Norwegian: blyant
Persian: fa-Arab|�داد (medâd)
Polish: o�ówek m
Portuguese: lápis m
Romanian: creion n
Russian: ка�анда� (karandáš) m
Serbian: olovka f, pisaljka f
Slovak: ceruza, ceruzka f
Slovene: svin�nik m
Spanish: lápiz m
Swedish: blyertspenna c, penna c
Telugu: ప�న�సిల� (pensilu)
Tetum: lapis
Turkish: kalem, karakalem
Volapük: stib
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Derived terms
colored pencil
golf pencil
mechanical pencil
number 2 pencil
pencil lead
pencil sharpener
pencil stub

Verb
en-verb

1. to squeeze something (meeting, feature, appointment, etc.) into a tight schedule

#: I am very busy today but I can pencil you in at 3 p.m.

1. to tentatively make a booking

Category:1000 English basic words

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