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chalk

The correct spelling is chalk.

How to pronounce chalk

noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɔːk/

Say it like: Cha-lk

The correct spelling is chalk. A soft, white, powdery limestone.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A soft, white, powdery limestone.
  2. 2.A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum, that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard.
  3. 3.Tailor's chalk.
  4. 4.A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk.
  5. 5.A platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers.

verb

  1. 1.To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiard cue.
  2. 2.To record something, as on a blackboard, using chalk.
  3. 3.To use powdered chalk to mark the lines on a playing field.
  4. 4.To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.
  5. 5.To manure (land) with chalk.

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