A small container for pencils, pens, and other writing equipment.
Example sentencesExamples
When challenged the pupil pointed to a pencil case, which is understood to have contained a further ten rounds.
A grey pencil case containing pens, pencils, a compass and eraser a ruler and small sheets of paper.
When I went to retrieve them ten days later my pencil case was missing.
He reached down for his bag, pulled out a pencil case.
They usually had pristine and polished satchels and a comprehensive range of pens, pencils and compasses carefully arranged in different compartments of a wooden pencil case.
Definition of pencil case in US English:
pencil case
noun
A small container for pencils, pens, and other writing equipment.
Example sentencesExamples
He reached down for his bag, pulled out a pencil case.
They usually had pristine and polished satchels and a comprehensive range of pens, pencils and compasses carefully arranged in different compartments of a wooden pencil case.
When challenged the pupil pointed to a pencil case, which is understood to have contained a further ten rounds.
A grey pencil case containing pens, pencils, a compass and eraser a ruler and small sheets of paper.
When I went to retrieve them ten days later my pencil case was missing.