chalk

Examples

• All

• During the art class, students were encouraged to experiment with chalk for their projects.

• Give me the chalk.

  The Last Picture Show (1971)

• "Would you like to make another guess?" She ran the chalk around the outline again, emphasizing the hump on the left side and the bottom.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Treating a broken bone with fresh basil tea and a prescription to swallow a stick of chalk every eight hours is a bad idea.

  Blog text (18)

• Jobber's face was chalk white, her lips a near bloodless line sketched on her face.

  Fiction book (1991)

• A racing form, with Sly Cindy circled in the fourth, with chalk, and $320 cash.

  The Florentine (1999)

• He used the chalk to make colorful drawings on the sidewalk.

• The artist brought several pieces of chalk to create a mural on the pavement.

Synonyms

M

meth

vschalk

• NSFW

166 9.1

A strong illegal drug that makes people more awake and quickly addicted

is broad slang that covers this stimulant family rather than a specific form

M

methamphetamine

vschalk

• NSFW

33 8.6

A strong stimulant drug that makes people very awake and is highly addictive and often abused illegally

is a slang name pointing to that stimulant rather than the scientific term

C

crank

vschalk

• NSFW

6 9.9

An illegal drug that people use to stay awake

is a general slang term for the stimulant not limited to crystals

S

shabu

vschalk

• NSFW

1 9.9

A strong illegal drug in white crystals that makes people feel awake and active

is slang for the stimulant in general rather than that specific street form

I

ice

vschalk

• NSFW

1 9.9

A very strong illegal crystal drug that people take to feel more awake

is an informal label for the stimulant family, not only the crystalline form

M

Methedrine

vschalk

• NSFW

1 9.9

A brand name for methamphetamine, a drug that makes you more awake and lowers appetite

is a slang label rather than the formal trade name

G

glass

vschalk

• NSFW

1 9.9

A slang word for a strong illegal drug used for getting high

is a slang general name for the stimulant, not only the crystalline version

M

methamphetamine hydrochloride

vschalk

• NSFW

1 7.4

A strong stimulant drug used in medicine but often abused

is slang for the stimulant without stressing its chemical form

D

deoxyephedrine

vschalk

• NSFW

9.9

A drug that makes people more awake and less hungry

is a slang term for that stimulant rather than a medical name

Idioms

C

to chalk it up to experience

• Informal

1 7.2

To accept a mistake as a lesson

C

chalk and cheese

• UK

1 6.3

Two people or things that are completely different from each other

Compounds

C

chalk line

• Specialized

3 3.9

A string covered with chalk used to mark a straight line on a surface

C

chalk dust

2 2.7

Fine powder that appears when someone writes on a blackboard

C

chalk talk

1 7.0

A talk that uses a blackboard and chalk to explain ideas

D

drawing chalk

1 2.7

A colored stick used by artists to make pictures on paper or pavement

R

red chalk

1 4.9

A soft red-brown material used for drawing lines and pictures

C

chalk and talk

• Jargon

1 7.1

A way of teaching by giving lectures with little student interaction

C

chalk pit

• UK

1 6.8

A large hole in the ground where people dig out chalk

F

French chalk

• Specialized

1 8.1

A soft white stick used to mark cloth and remove grease stains

T

tailor's chalk

• Specialized

1 6.9

A thin, flat piece of chalk that people who make clothes use to mark cloth before cutting or sewing

N

nitro-chalk

• Specialized

7.6

A fertilizer made from chalk and ammonium nitrate to add nitrogen to soil

Surface Forms

Etymology