Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colored pencil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
col-ored pen-cil
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pencil with a wax-like colored core.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

colored pencils (plural) coloured pencil (alternative, UK) colouring pencil (alternative, UK) colour pencil (alternative, UK) color pencil (alternative, US) coloring pencil (alternative, US)

Synonyms

crayon pencil crayon

Questions

What does colored pencil mean?
A pencil with a wax-like colored core.

How to pronounce colored pencil

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