- pen|cil|ing
- pen|cil|ing «PEHN suh lihng», noun.1. the act of one who pencils.2. fine coloring or delicate drawing, as may be done with a pencil.
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blue-pen|cil — blue pencil, 1. a pencil (traditionally blue) used to make corrections, deletions, or other changes in editing a manuscript: »Most people imagine that an editor s life consists in sitting in an armchair wielding a blue pencil (Science News). 2. a … Useful english dictionary
red-pen|cil — «REHD PEHN suhl», transitive verb, ciled, cil|ing or (especially British) cilled, cil|ling. to correct or edit with or as if with a red lead pencil; blue pencil: »I have been red pencilling student papers for a good many years and I ought by now… … Useful english dictionary
pen — pen·al·ty; pen·ance; pen·cil; pen·dant; pen·dent; pen·den·tive; pen·du·line; pen·e·trant; pen·i·tent; pen·i·ten·tial; pen·i·ten·tia·ry; pen·man; pen·nat·u·lar·i·an; pen·ner; pen·sion; pen·sion·ary; pen·ste·mon; pen·ta·gon; pen·tam·e·ter;… … English syllables
cil — ac·ti·no·ba·cil·lus; aero·ba·cil·lus; al·gua·cil; an·cil·la; anon·cil·lo; ba·cil·li·form; ba·cil·lite; bom·by·cil·la; ce·cil; cil·i·ary; cil·i·a·ta; cil·i·a·tion; cil·ice; cil·io·flag·el·la·ta; cil·io·late; cil·i·um; cni·do·cil; co·cil·lana;… … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
pencil — pen|cil1 [ pensl ] noun ** count a long thin object, usually made of wood, that you use for writing or drawing by pressing the black or colored part in its center against paper or some other surface: Your pencils need to be sharpened. a colored… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Penciling — Pen cil*ing, n. [Written also pencilling.] 1. The work of the pencil or bruch; as, delicate penciling in a picture. [1913 Webster] 2. (Brickwork) Lines of white or black paint drawn along a mortar joint in a brick wall. Knight. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pencil — pen•cil [[t]ˈpɛn səl[/t]] n. v. ciled, cil•ing (esp. brit.) cilled, cil•ling. 1) a slender tube of wood, metal, etc., containing a core of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing 2) a stick of cosmetic… … From formal English to slang
rec — ad·rec·tal; ar·rec·tor; cor·rec·tant; cor·rec·tion; cor·rec·tion·al; cor·rec·ti·tude; cor·rec·tor; di·rec·tion·al; di·rec·tion·al·i·ty; di·rec·tion·al·ize; di·rec·tion·al·ly; di·rec·tion·ize; di·rec·tion·less; di·rec·tive·ly; di·rec·tive·ness;… … English syllables
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
