LEAD PENCIL

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pencil that has graphite as the marking substance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lead pencil" is a kind of...):

pencil (a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood)

Meronyms (parts of "lead pencil"):

lead; pencil lead (mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil)

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