Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stylus

2 senses of stylus

Sense 1
stylus -- (a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player)
       => device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")

Sense 2
stylus, style -- (a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus")
       => tool -- (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)