English Dictionary

number 2 pencil

noun

(US) A pencil which produces a specific shade of dark gray. One can usually identify a number 2 pencil by looking for the number "2" conspicuously emblazoned on the pencil. Often required for test-taking and the completion of official forms.

I always use a number 2 pencil to fill out my scantron sheets.

意味（1）

(US) A pencil which produces a specific shade of dark gray. One can usually identify a number 2 pencil by looking for the number "2" conspicuously emblazoned on the pencil. Often required for test-taking and the completion of official forms.

I snapped to rigid attention when the teacher barked, Clear your desks, get your number two pencils out, and get ready for your exam. Exam! What exam?

意味（2）

(US) A standard, ordinary pencil; one which is not colored or mechanical or in any other way unusual.

How would that yellow number 2 pencil look as an ornament, inserted through a pierced ear-lobe or nasal septum?