crayon

Examples

• All

• The room is sunny and cheerful, with crayon drawings taped to the walls.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Thus, some students had access to colored pencils or crayons, whereas others had only lead pencils.

  Academic text (1996)

• Should I write it out in crayon?

  Lockout (2012)

• I had this box of crayons...

  Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

• A three-year-old with a box of crayons could do a better job than this.

  The Break-Up (2006)

• Children sense that coloring and the use of crayons are a creative experience.

  Academic text (1994)

• Our son sat at the kitchen table, his fingers working crayons deep into a coloring book.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The question for study was, do primary-aged children value crayons and coloring exercises as positive creative experiences?

  Academic text (1994)

• Some asked beforehand if they could use colored pencils or crayons, and I gave them the go-ahead.

  Academic text (2004)

• The children gathered around the table to draw pictures with their crayons.

Synonyms

W

wax crayon

vscrayon

1.0

A small stick of colored wax used for drawing or coloring by children

covers sticks for drawing or writing made of wax chalk or other material

Idioms

N

not the sharpest crayon in the box

• Offensive

1 9.9

A person who is not very quick to understand things

Compounds

C

crayon license

• Baby Talk

8.4

A playful certificate that teachers give young children to show they can use crayons

M

meat crayon

• Slang

9.9

A sausage or sandwich made from processed meat and called jokingly

W

wax crayon

1.0

A small stick of colored wax used for drawing or coloring by children

How Precise

fineliner

4.8

crayon

66 1.0

finger paint

• Baby Talk

1 1.8

Surface Forms

Etymology