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pencil sharpener

pencil sharpener noun: a device used to sharpen pencils by shaving the wood at one end.

pencil sharpener: a device used to sharpen pencils by shaving the wood at one end
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Noun

pencil sharpener (plural pencil sharpeners)

  1. A device used to sharpen pencils by shaving the wood at one end.

pencil sharpener meaning in Hindi, Kannada, Gujarati and Tagalog

pencil sharpener in Hindi

device used to sharpen pencils
पेंसिल चोखा pensil cokhā

pencil sharpener in Kannada

device used to sharpen pencils
ಪೆನ್ಸಿಲ್ ಸಾಣೆ pensil sāṇe

pencil sharpener in Gujarati

device used to sharpen pencils
સંચો sañco

pencil sharpener in Tagalog

device used to sharpen pencils
pantasa
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pencil sharpener in Arabic
بَرَّايَة barrāya, مِبْرَاة mibrāh
pencil sharpener in Persian
مداد تراش medâd-tarâš, تراش tarâš
pencil sharpener in Thai
กบเหลาดินสอ gòp-lǎo-din-sɔ̌ɔ, กบ gòp
pencil sharpener in Vietnamese
cái gọt bút chì, đồ chuốt viết chì
Kashmiri
قَلَم ترٛاش qalam trāś

Synonyms of pencil sharpener

All synonyms of pencil sharpener

Forms of pencil sharpener

pluralpencil sharpeners
alternative formpencil-sharpener

Questions about pencil sharpener

What does pencil sharpener mean?
Pencil sharpener means a device used to sharpen pencils by shaving the wood at one end.
What is pencil sharpener in Hindi?
Pencil sharpener in Hindi is पेंसिल चोखा (pensil cokhā). See Pencil sharpener meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is pencil sharpener?
Pencil sharpener is a noun.
What is the plural of pencil sharpener?
The plural of pencil sharpener is pencil sharpeners.

Words near pencil sharpener in the dictionary

  1. pencil pouch
  2. pencil pouches
  3. pencil pusher
  4. pencil pushers
  5. pencil pushing
  6. pencil sharpener
  7. pencil sharpeners
  8. pencil skirt
  9. pencil skirts
  10. pencil squid
  11. pencil stub

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