grease pencil

collocation in English

meaningsofgreaseandpencil

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grease
noun[U]
uk
/ɡriːs/us
/ɡriːs/
animal or vegetable fat that is soft after melting, or more generally, any thick ...
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pencil
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpen.səl/us
/ˈpen.səl/
a long, thin object, usually made of wood, for writing or drawing, with a sharp black or coloured point at ...
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(Definition ofgreaseandpencilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgrease pencil

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The game used a laminated board which could be written on with agreasepencil.
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Writing done with thegreasepencilis also not as durable as ink on paper.
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A small ring on the right side of the cursor was used to accurately place markings on the compass using thegreasepencil.
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The character encounters obstacles and often turns to the cartoonist, represented as a live-action hand holding a whitegreasepencil, to draw him a solution, with various degrees of success.
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I stop, mark the film with agreasepencil, fly on, make another mark, cut, splice together the desired portions, and hang up the trims, pieces of deleted film.
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Even crudegreasepencilcrosshairs were quickly discovered to enable a pilot flying in a pylon turn to hit a stationary area target with relative accuracy and ease.
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A no frills discount store popular in the 1970s that allowed the customers to mark their own prices with agreasepencilas well as bag their own groceries.
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At one time the memory consisted of a user makinggreasepencilmarks on the radar screen and then calculating the speed using a slide rule.
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Weather systems were traced across the radar screen using grease pencils.
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Grease pencils have a softer, crayon-like waxy core that can leave marks on smooth surfaces such as glass or porcelain.
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