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pencil lead

pencil lead noun: the material (usually black or dark gray) which allows a pencil to work. Usually a mixture of graphite and smaller amounts of other material, but not actual lead.

Noun

pencil lead (countable and uncountable, plural pencil leads)

  1. The material (usually black or dark gray) which allows a pencil to work. Usually a mixture of graphite and smaller amounts of other material, but not actual lead.

pencil lead meaning in Punjabi

pencil lead in Punjabi

graphite refill for writing tool
ਸਿੱਕਾ sikkā

Forms of pencil lead

pluralpencil leads

Questions about pencil lead

What does pencil lead mean?
Pencil lead means the material (usually black or dark gray) which allows a pencil to work. Usually a mixture of graphite and smaller amounts of other material, but not actual lead.
What is pencil lead in Punjabi?
Pencil lead in Punjabi is ਸਿੱਕਾ (sikkā). See Pencil lead meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is pencil lead?
Pencil lead is a noun.
What is the plural of pencil lead?
The plural of pencil lead is pencil leads.

Words near pencil lead in the dictionary

  1. pencil holder
  2. pencil holders
  3. pencil in
  4. pencil ladder
  5. pencil ladders
  6. pencil lead
  7. pencil leads
  8. pencil moustache
  9. pencil moustaches
  10. pencil mustache
  11. pencil mustaches

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