chalk
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- noun
- /tʃɔk/
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- The teacher handed me a piece of chalk to write on the blackboard.
- white chalk
- chalk on a blackboard
- chalk dust
The next myth is that using chalk on wet holds is worse.
- The next myth is that using chalk on wet holds is worse.
- And all of these structures are built on chalk bedrock.
- But don't gymnasts use chalk to reduce friction?
- It reminds me of school chalk, like, you know, it's just chalky.
- Why is this chalk the way it is, right?
- Those you don't say the individual piece of chalk is in a subject.
Examples
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When I was a kid, piece of chalk and a pavement, and that's your entertainment.
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And in the night a girl writes words in colored chalk on the pavement stone.
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Right now, that means chalk, or at least this piece of chalk.
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You have chalk on your face.
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Where does your teacher keep the chalk?
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I think if you borrow this chalk, it's much better.
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Do you have a piece of chalk, Netley?
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Our only equipment is blackboard and chalk.
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It reminds me of school chalk, like, you know, it's just chalky.
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They wanted that chalk bicycle on the wall to be erased.
Synonyms
A colored stick used by artists to make pictures on paper or pavement
A soft red-brown material used for drawing lines and pictures
A thin, flat piece of chalk that people who make clothes use to mark cloth before cutting or sewing
A soft white stick used to mark cloth and remove grease stains
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A fertilizer made from chalk and ammonium nitrate to add nitrogen to soil
- Specialized
A thin, flat piece of chalk that people who make clothes use to mark cloth before cutting or sewing
How Translucent
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word chalk comes from an old Latin word calx that meant 'lime' or 'limestone', because chalk is made from a soft white rock. So the name fits the white, crumbly material used for writing and drawing.