Chalk
/tʃɔːk/
Definitions
2 meaningsA soft, white or colored limestone, used for writing or drawing.
/tʃɔːk/
A soft, white, powdery substance.
She used a piece of chalk to draw a hopscotch grid on the pavement.
💡 Simply: Chalk is like a special kind of rock that's easy to crumble. Teachers use it to write on blackboards, and artists use it to make colorful pictures. It's soft and powdery!
👶 For kids: It's like a white rock you can draw with!
More Examples
The chalk dust filled the air as the teacher wrote on the board.
How It's Used
"The teacher wrote on the blackboard with chalk."
"The artist used chalk to create a pastel drawing."
To rub or mark with chalk.
/tʃɔːk/
To mark or draw with chalk.
The children chalked pictures of flowers on the pavement.
💡 Simply: To chalk something means to draw or write on a surface using chalk, like writing your name on the sidewalk!
👶 For kids: To draw with chalk.
More Examples
He chalked out a plan on the whiteboard.
How It's Used
"He chalked a message on the sidewalk."
From Middle English *chalke, from Old English *cealc, from Proto-Germanic *kalką, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolk-.
Chalk has been used for writing and drawing for centuries, with evidence dating back to ancient times.
Memory tip
Think of a teacher using chalk on a blackboard.
Word Origin
"limestone"