pencil lead

1. 1.

   mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil

   Synonymslead

   Broadergraphite

   Part oflead pencil

Questions about pencil lead

What does pencil lead mean?

pencil lead means "mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil".

What is another word for pencil lead?

Close synonyms include lead. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.