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Meaning of "lead pencil" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEAD PENCIL

lead pencil  [lɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEAD PENCIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lead pencil is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEAD PENCIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lead pencil in the English dictionary

The definition of lead pencil in the dictionary is a pencil in which the writing material is a thin stick of a graphite compound.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEAD PENCIL

lead chromate
lead colic
lead crystal
lead glass
lead line
lead monoxide
lead off
lead on
lead oxide
lead paint
lead pipe
lead piping
lead poisoning
lead replacement petrol
lead screw
lead shot
lead singer
lead someone a dance
lead someone by the nose
lead story

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEAD PENCIL

Arts Council
blue pencil
blue-pencil
British Council
Chinagraph pencil
council
county council
eyebrow pencil
kohl pencil
lip pencil
National Economic Development Council
pencil
propelling pencil
red-pencil
rural district council
Security Council
soft pencil
stencil
styptic pencil
the council

Synonyms and antonyms of lead pencil in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lead pencil» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEAD PENCIL

Find out the translation of lead pencil to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lead pencil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lead pencil» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铅笔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lápiz de plomo
570 millions of speakers

English

lead pencil
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीसा पेंसिल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قلم رصاص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

карандаш
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lápis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সীসা পেন্সিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mine de plomb
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pensel utama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bleistift
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鉛筆
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

리드 연필
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Memimpin pensil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đầu viết chì
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னணி பென்சில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आघाडी पेन्सिल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kurşun kalem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

matita di piombo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ołów ołówek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

олівець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

creion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μολύβι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

potlood
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blyerts
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bly blyant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lead pencil

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEAD PENCIL»

The term «lead pencil» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.985 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEAD PENCIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lead pencil» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lead pencil» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lead pencil

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEAD PENCIL»

Discover the use of lead pencil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lead pencil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Minutes of the Lead Pencil Club: pulling the plug on the ...
An entertaining compilation of letters, essays, news items, cartoons, and testimonials by such writers as Russell Baker, Andre Codrescu, and Doris Grumbach protests the intrusion of computers and electronic wizardry into all aspects of life ...
Bill Henderson, 1996
2
Elementary Art; or, the use of the lead pencil advocated and ...
OF. THE. MATERIALS. IT is so common for all to inquire what Materials are used, and to place some reliance on having the best, that I cannot refuse to yield to the popular demand, by dwelling on some particulars relating to this point. Though ...
James Duffield Harding, 1834
3
The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Henry Petroski, 2011
4
Lead pencil: stories and sketches
Twenty stories describe the experiences of Jewish immigrants trying to adapt to life in their new country, America
Berl Botwinik, 1984
5
Pencil Magic
Featuring invaluable instruction, this guide will help beginning and advanced artists master the fundamentals of drawing, including: -The spectrum of basic strokes, including sharp, crosshatching, and directional strokes -Drawing styles ...
Phil Metzger, 2004
6
Quilting and Color Made Easy
Traditional marking techniques usually involve a traditional lead pencil or other sort of marking pencil. Although it's not always practical to test a marking pencil on each piece of fabric in your quilt, do test it on scraps containing the same fabric ...
Susan McKelvey, Janet Wickell, 2002
7
Drawing Landscapes in Pencil
The use of a lead pencil for drawing outdoor subjects is explored with recommendations on materials and subject selection and step-by-step instruction for capturing the texture of mountains, trees, buildings, boats, and other elements of a ...
Ferdinand Petrie, 1992
8
Tools of the Imagination: Drawing Tools and Technologies ...
"There is not a more useful instrument for ready service in making sketches or finished plans than a black-lead pencil." Although the computer has become widespread in architectural practices, the image of the architect continues to be closely ...
Susan Piedmont-Palladino, 2007
9
LIFE
First time in the history of writing I New kind of pencil with lifelong sharpness LIFELONG SHARPNESS IS BUILT IN every new Parker Liquid Lead Pencil. You' ll write thousands upon thousands of words without reloading . . . without your pencil ...
10
After
Documents After, a mammoth two-part installation featuring a gravel landscape and, floating above it, fragments of a modern living room, by a collaborative team of artists who utilize unconventional architectural systems and new media to ...
Lead Pencil Studio, Annie Han, Daniel Mihalyo, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEAD PENCIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lead pencil is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New public art work designed to recall history of sports at Empire …
Home and Away is designed by Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo from Lead Pencil Studio in Seattle. Although it's their first public art work in ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
2
Dust to dust
The lead pencil, too, was a treasured item in mid-twentieth century Kathmandu, when slate and chalk still ruled most classrooms. At St. Xavier's ... «Kathmandu Post, Jul 15»
3
Published on Jul 15, 2015, 10:04 pm AST
... any wrong doing he should take it to the Arouca police station where he goes twice a week with copybook and lead pencil to present himself. «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
4
Tips for watering orchids
The point of a sharpened lead pencil will darken with moisture if the plant has sufficient water. 2. Apply enough water so that it runs freely ... «Redlands Daily Facts, Jul 15»
5
Digging into history: Stoves and ships in St. Augustine
It was packed with trash, such as old bottles, a glass globe possibly from a lamp, and even a little lead pencil. Just about everything but the ... «First Coast News, Jul 15»
6
Schoolhouse Program at End-o-Line Railroad Park
“The big kids were mean,” she recalled, and told of the time one of the big eighth-grade boys stole her new lead pencil and refused to give it ... «Fulda Free Press, Jul 15»
7
Savvy Savagnin
... particularly fine tannins, not always that much acidity but really interesting flavours on a spectrum from raspberry via violets to lead pencil. «Financial Times, Jun 15»
8
Connecting the dots for a healthy community
2 lead pencil? Then came the more advance dot to dots, you know, the ones with numbers significant enough that you couldn't visualize what ... «Austin Herald, Jun 15»
9
Words worth remembering
With a broken lead pencil, he wrote thoughtfully and sincerely and, upon finishing the text, dropped the paper to the floor. After sitting quietly for ... «Hartselle Enquirer, Jun 15»
10
Dirty Fingernails: Vegetable plants' bleached leaves can heal
Dig among the roots and select some pieces about the size of a lead pencil and 3 or 4 inches long. They will make root cuttings. Planted an ... «The Missoulian, Jun 15»

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