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Collocations for pencil - noun

ADJECTIVE

blunt, sharp
soft
sharpened
stubby
broken
coloured/colored
a box of coloured/colored pencils
charcoal (esp. AmE), graphite (esp. AmE), grease (AmE), lead
\#2 (in the US), HB (in the UK), etc.
mechanical
colouring/coloring
eye, eyebrow, eyeliner, lip

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VERB + pencil

draw (sth) with, use, write (sth) with
sharpen
tap, twirl
grab
Grab a pencil and write down this number.
borrow

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pencil + NOUN

lead, sharpener
eraser
shavings
stub
box, case, holder
drawing, sketch
line, mark

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PREPOSITION

in pencil
margin notes in pencil

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