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• n  a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
• n  graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
  the words were scribbled in pencil
  this artist's favorite medium is pencil
• n  a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
• n  a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
  an eyebrow pencil
• v  write, draw, or trace with a pencil
  he penciled a figure

• Six companies make most of the world's pencils.
• In other words, schools don't care how a child holds her pencil as long as she can read.
• Part Jackass stunt, part physics lesson, Line Rider encourages users to "draw" their own ramps, hills, and slopes with a pencil tool, then sends a virtual sledder (wearing a red .

News & Articles

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• I failed a Mensa test — twice
  I tried to become a member of the exclusive society, and all I got was a lousy number 2 pencil        
  June 16, 2013 - Salon.com
• Terror scare on NY-bound jet
  Passengers on a JFK-bound flight from Cairo, Egypt, were forced to land in Scotland yesterday after a passenger found a note in the bathroom reading, “I’ll set this plane on fire.” Nada Tawfik, a producer for the BBC, said she found the message — scribbled on a napkin in pencil...
  June 16, 2013 - New York Post
• Children's Museum offers colored pencil workshop for adults
  The Central Wisconsin Children's Museum will host a colored pencil workshop, part of its Adult Art Uncorked series, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. June 18. The featured artist will be Toni Starr.
  June 14, 2013 - Stevens Point Journal

Quotes

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• Sir Alex Ferguson in SkySports
  Ferguson told the Manchester Evening News: "We are expecting Michael to be available next week. He is almost back to full training now. Owen is much better and we will pencil him in for the West Brom game without question."
• Steven Spielberg in International Herald Tribune
  What Stan did is that he took our dreams - he took all of our dreams - and he blended them with his own dreams,Spielberg told mourners in attendance. "He then workshopped those dreams with pencil, clay and later years on the computer. He...
• Eduardo Frei Montalva in Globe and Mail
  On Sunday with pencil and paper we'll mark the future of Chile,Mr. Frei said as he closed his campaign, invoking the catchphrase of the vote that ended the dictatorship decades ago.