pencil

• a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement
• graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
• a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
• a cosmetic in a long thin stick
• write, draw, or trace with a pencil
• A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors
• A slender cylinder or strip of black lead, colored chalk, slate etc., or such a cylinder or strip inserted in a small wooden rod intended to be pointed, or in a case, which forms a handle, -- used for drawing or writing
• Hence, figuratively, an artist´s ability or peculiar manner
• An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point
• A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point
• A small medicated bougie
• To write or mark with a pencil
• Residential area (city, town, village) in Colombia in Antioquia
• Residential area (city, town, village) in Indonesia in Jawa Tengah
• Residential area (city, town, village) in Indonesia in Yogyakarta

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