pencil eraser

  • 1pencil eraser — noun an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil • Syn: ↑rubber eraser, ↑rubber • Hypernyms: ↑eraser • Part Holonyms: ↑pencil …

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  • 2Eraser — For other uses, see Eraser (disambiguation). Pink erasers An eraser (US) or rubber (UK) is an article of stationery that is used for rubbing out pencil markings. Erasers have a rubbery consistency and are often white or pink, although modern… …

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  • 3Eraser (disambiguation) — Eraser may refer to:* An eraser, a tool for removing pencil marks. * Eraser (film), a 1996 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. * Eraserhead , a 1977 movie directed by David Lynch. * The Eraser , an album by Thom Yorke. * Eraser , a song from… …

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  • 4eraser — thing that erases writing, 1790, Amer.Eng., agent noun from ERASE (Cf. erase). Originally a knife for scraping off the ink. As a rubber product for removing pencil marks, from 1858 …

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  • 5eraser — [ē rā′sər, irā′sər] n. a thing that erases; specif., a device made of rubber for erasing ink or pencil marks, or a pad of felt or cloth for removing chalk marks from a blackboard …

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  • 6Pencil — This article is about the handwriting instrument. For other uses, see Pencil (disambiguation). HB graphite pencils A pencil is a …

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  • 7eraser — /i ray seuhr/, n. 1. a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc. 2. a person or thing that erases. [1780 90; ERASE + ER1] * * *       piece of rubber or other material used to rub out marks made… …

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  • 8Pencil case — A pencil case or pencil box is a container used to carry pencils. A pencil case can also contain a variety of other stationery such as a pencil sharpener, pens, erasers, a stapler, and a calculator.Pencil cases are usually made of either hard or… …

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  • 9eraser — noun a) A thing used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil. I have worn out the eraser on this pencil. b) An overwriter program used to prevent data recovery. Syn …

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  • 10pencil — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blunt, sharp ▪ soft ▪ sharpened ▪ stubby ▪ broken ▪ …

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