an instrument for drawing or writing, especially a wooden one containing lead or coloured wax
beam; indication
Cases of word usage
1) (to use) a stick or pencil of coloured chalk or wax (crayon)
2) a passenger ship or plane; a cosmetic pencil used for drawing lines round the eyes (liner)
3) a sharp end (of a pin, pencil etc); a marked place or position in space or time; a small dot (as if) made by the point of a pencil etc; a main piece of information, idea or thought in an argument (point)
4) to make letters or other symbols on a surface, especially with a pen or pencil on paper (write)
