pencils

noun

a cosmetic in a long thin stick

a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point

graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication

a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement

verb

write, draw, or trace with a pencil

Roots

penicilluspencil- · Latin · little brush

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The word pencils breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pencil-, from Latin penicillus (“little brush”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.