crayon

ˈkreɪ.ən

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Definition of crayon - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

drawing toolstick of colored wax for drawing

She used a crayon to color the picture.

chalk

colored pencil

pastel

artdrawing made with crayons

The gallery displayed a crayon of the sunset.

drawing

illustration

sketch

Verb

artdraw with colored wax sticks on paper

She crayoned a beautiful landscape on the paper.

color

shade

tint

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Images of crayon

stick of colored wax for drawing
drawing made with crayons

Expressions with crayon

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wax crayon

wax stick used by children for writing

The child wrote his name with a wax crayon.

pencil crayon

pencil with colored pigment for drawing

She used a pencil crayon to color the sketch.

Origin of crayon

French, craie (chalk) + -on (diminutive suffix)

Terms with crayon included in their meaning

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pastel

drawing stick

crayon made from dried paste

crayoning

adj.

appearance

having the appearance of crayon marks

crayoning

adj.

colorful

having colors like a crayon drawing

Examples of crayon in a sentence

The crayon broke under pressure.
Her first crayon was a drawing of a tree.
The museum featured a crayon of a bustling city.
He crayoned a bright sun on the wall.
The child crayoned her name on the sidewalk.

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French:craie grasse, colorier, ...
German:Wachsmalstift, mit einem Wachsmalstift zeichnen, ...
Italian:pastello a cera, colorare, ...
Spanish:crayón, colorear, ...
Portuguese:pastel, desenhar com lápis de cera, ...
Chinese:蜡笔, 画, ...
Japanese:クレヨン, クレヨンで描く, ...
Arabic:قلم شمع, رَسَمَ, ...
Hebrew:צִבְעוֹן, לְצַיְרֵן, ...
Russian:мелок, рисовать, ...
Ukrainian:олівець, малювати, ...
Hindi:क्रेयॉन, क्रेयॉन से बनाना, ...
Bengali:ক্রেয়ন, আঁকা, ...
Catalan:llapis de cera, dibuixar amb llapis de colors, ...
Czech:voskovka, kreslit voskovkami, ...
Danish:vokskridt, kridte, ...
Dutch:krijtje, krijten, ...
Greek:κερομπογιά, ζωγραφίζω με κηρομπογιά, ...
Hungarian:zsírkréta, zsírkrétával rajzolni, ...
Khmer:ដីសពណ៌, គូរពណ៌, ...
Korean:크레용, 크레용으로 그리다, ...
Persian:مداد شمعی, کشید, ...
Polish:kredka, rysować kredką, ...
Portuguese (BR):giz de cera, desenhar, ...
Romanian:creion cerat, a desena, ...
Swedish:krita, kritteckning, ...
Thai:สีเทียน, วาด, ...
Turkish:mum boya, pastel boyayla çizmek, ...
Vietnamese:bút sáp màu, vẽ, ...

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