chalknoun
uk/tʃɔːk/us/tʃɑːk/chalk noun (ROCK)
[ U ] a type of soft white rock
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Geology: types of rock
- alabaster
- basalt
- basaltic
- bioclastic
- boulder
- carboniferous
- clastic
- conglomerate
- cryolite
- flint
- flinty
- gneiss
- gypsum
- haematite
- igneous
- lava
- quartz
- schist
- sedimentary
- slate
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Publishing: paper & stationery
chalk noun (FOR DRAWING)
[ C or U ] a stick of this rock or a similar substance used for writing or drawing:
He picked up a piece of chalk and wrote the answer on the blackboard.
coloured chalks
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Painting & drawing materials
- acrylic
- airbrush
- brush
- canvas
- drawing board
- easel
- glitter
- Indian ink
- manikin
- mannikin
- paintbrush
- palette
- palette knife
- pencil
- poster colour
- poster paint
- stencil
- template
- watercolour
- woodblock
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chalky
adjective uk/ˈtʃɔː.ki/us/ˈtʃɑː.ki/
The soil in this area is very chalky (= contains chalk).
chalkiness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈtʃɔː.ki.nəs/us/ˈtʃɑː.ki.nəs/
Idiom(s)
be like chalk and cheese
chalkverb [ I or T ]
uk/tʃɔːk/us/tʃɑːk/to write something with a piece of chalk
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Writing & typing
- asterisk
- borrow
- chronicle
- co-author
- compose
- copy
- creative writing
- enter
- fair sth out
- fire
- ghostwrite
- misspell
- orthography
- record
- run
- scrawl
- transcription
- typing
- write
- write sth up
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Phrasal verb(s)
chalk sth up