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• pen|cil|i|form — «pehn SIHL uh frm», adjective. having the form or appearance of a pencil, as of rays …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• pen´cil|er — …   Useful english dictionary

• 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´cil|like´ — …   Useful english dictionary

• pen´cil|ler — …   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

• pen´i|cil´late|ly — pen|i|cil|late «PEHN uh SIHL iht, ayt», adjective. having or forming a small tuft or tufts of hairs, scales, or feathers; furnished with a pencil or pencils. ╂[< Latin pēnicillus (see etym. under pencil (Cf. ↑pencil)) + English ate1]… …   Useful english dictionary