Clues for the word "PENCIL"

We've had 94 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 116 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on June 11, 2026.

Definition of pencil

n. - A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors.
n. - 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. See Graphite.
n. - Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc.
n. - An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.
n. - A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point.
n. - A small medicated bougie.
v. t. - To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw.