crayon

/'kreiən/

Thân thiện

A child draws a colorful picture with a crayon.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A writing or drawing implement consisting of a colored stick of wax, charcoal, or chalk, used for writing, drawing, or coloring.
   • A drawing made with such an implement.

2. Verb:

   • To write, draw, or color something using a crayon.

Usage

• As a noun: Refers to the physical tool itself or the artwork created with it.
• As a verb: Describes the action of applying color or creating marks with a crayon.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The child selected a red crayon from the box.
  • The wall was covered in colorful crayon drawings.
• Verb:
  • She carefully crayoned inside the lines of the coloring book.
  • He crayoned a picture of his family.

Advanced Usage

• "Crayon in": To fill an area with color using a crayon.
  • The artist crayoned in the sky with a light blue shade.
• "Crayon drawing": A specific type of artwork.
  • The museum featured an exhibition of children's crayon drawings.

Variants and Related Words

• Crayoning (gerund/noun): The act or technique of drawing with a crayon.
  • Her crayoning has become much neater.
• Crayonist (noun, rare): An artist who specializes in using crayons.

Synonyms

• Wax crayon: Specifies the common wax-based type.
• Pastel: A similar art stick, but typically softer and made with a different binder.
• Chalk: A writing/drawing stick, but usually made of calcium sulfate or carbonate.

Related Phrases

• A box of crayons: Refers to a standard set of crayons of various colors.
  • She received a new box of 64 crayons for her birthday.
• Crayon resist: An art technique where crayon marks repel water-based paint.
  • We learned about crayon resist in art class today.

Học thuật

Noun

1. writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing

Verb

1. write, draw, or trace with a crayon

Từ đồng nghĩa

• wax crayon