Advertisement

View definitions for chalk

chalk

verb as in rough out

verb as in whiten

Advertisement

Discover More

Example Sentences

He knows the food he prepares isn't great but chalks it up to a learning experience.

Some are clean and bright, others are weighty and round and fruity, while others are chalky and taste like minerals, as though someone melted down the chalk and limestone soils found throughout Champagne and turned them into a sparkling drink.

From Eater

Populations of resident honkers have become so dense in some areas that they’ve created safety issues for humans and wildlife, from sidewalks chalk full of gander feces to dangerous plane strikes.

My laptop’s keyboard became choked with chalk after months of building grids between attempts at whatever problem I was projecting.

In what is best chalked up to the difference between the brashness of a Philly guy in Auriemma and the Midwesterner inside Lisa Bluder, Clark’s coach, the bragging on behalf of her player has a few more caveats.

The Cadet turned suddenly with a surprised look, opened his hand and said ‘a piece of chalk,’ at the same time displaying it.

Heroin used to come in the same way, either packed in bundles of wax baggies or as chunks resembling sticks of chalk.

Notes were scrawled on a large white board, and “The Internet Association” was written in chalk on a blackboard.

Many who pay a pretty penny for a trench chalk it up to nostalgia.

Submit to his apologia for Murmelstein, or chalk this up to a case of a filmmaker courting controversy?

Henry gave his younger sister a gentle pat, as she returned with her workbag and fished for the chalk.

He looked up at Kip, his face chalk white in the uncertain light.

Chalk is a very pure form of carbonate of lime, and where it abounds has been largely employed as an application on the soil.

The best tooth-powders are made from cuttle-fish, prepared chalk, and orris-root commingled together in equal quantities.

He used a machine called a physionotrace which enabled him to make profile drawing in white chalk and in crayon.

Synonym of the day

Which one is a synonym for humble?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 214 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to chalk, such as: chemical sedimentary rock, clastic rock, conglomerate, limestone, lithified sediment, and mechanical sedimentary rock.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement