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chalkboard

chalkboard

22 1.6
A large dark board used for writing with chalk in classrooms
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɔːkˌbɔːrd/
  • US
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  • She quickly erased the old math problems from the chalkboard before starting a new lesson.
  • write on the chalkboard
  • read the chalkboard
  • the teacher used the chalkboard

Or you could even use a chalkboard, but I prefer butcher paper.

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Examples

  • Write the word market on the chalkboard, and ask students to define the term.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Two students at the chalkboard wrote down and tallied similarities and differences noted in the letters.

    Academic text (1998)
  • It's kind of still in the works, so things will be a little bit changing, but check out this chalkboard art that we made.

  • Imagine the question "Who am I?" written across a green chalkboard in large blue letters.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • OK, so let's switch back to the chalkboard and what I want to do next.

  • The teachers used the chalkboard to list major points during their lectures.

    Academic text (1997)
  • When students can successfully copy on the chalkboard, the teacher has the students practice copying on paper.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Present the following definition by writing it on the chalkboard or showing it on an overhead projector.

    Academic text (1991)
  • So we now have a chalkboard down here, but don't have any chalk.

  • Our talents were used on the chalkboards in the classrooms, and ultimately composed here.

Synonyms

board
vschalkboard
259 1.0

A flat surface where people put notices and information

is a classroom writing surface meant for chalk use not general notices
blackboard
vschalkboard
34 1.0

A large dark surface in a classroom that teachers write on with chalk

is a dark smooth classroom surface not tied to slate material
whiteboard
vschalkboard
19 2.0

A smooth white board for writing or drawing with markers you can erase

is a dark surface used with chalk rather than markers

Idioms

2 7.4

A sharp high sound that hurts your ears

How Big

wallboard
  • US
3 3.9
chalkboard
  • US
22 1.6
slate
  • Archaic
25 9.9

Surface Forms

chalkboard singular
chalkboards plural

Morphology

chalkboard = chalk + board (transparent) = chalk + board

A direct compound whose meaning is the expected combination of 'chalk' and 'board' (a board for writing with chalk).

Etymology

Chalkboard is made of two simple parts: chalk and board. Chalk is 'a soft white stone used for writing' and board means 'flat piece of wood or surface', so a chalkboard is a flat surface you write on with chalk in classrooms.