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WRITING IMPLEMENT

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An implement that is used to write

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("writing implement" is a kind of...):

implement (instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "writing implement"):

chalk (a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces)

charcoal; fusain (a stick of black carbon material used for drawing)

crayon; wax crayon (writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing)

cyclostyle (a writing implement with a small toothed wheel that cuts small holes in a stencil)

marker (a writing implement for making a mark)

pen (a writing implement with a point from which ink flows)

pencil (a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood)

sketcher (an implement for sketching)

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