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Verb
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chalks, plural;
  1. Draw or write with chalk

  2. Draw or write on (a surface) with chalk
    • - blackboards chalked with Japanese phrases
  3. Rub (something, esp. a pool cue) with chalk

  4. Charge (drinks bought in a bar) to a person's account

Noun
  1. A soft white limestone (calcium carbonate) formed from the skeletal remains of sea creatures

  2. A similar substance (calcium sulfate), made into white or colored sticks used for drawing or writing

  3. A series of strata consisting mainly of chalk


  1. a soft whitish calcite
  2. write, draw, or trace with chalk
  3. a pure flat white with little reflectance
  4. methamphetamine: an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
  5. a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces
  6. Chalk is a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock, a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite. Calcite is calcium carbonate or CaCO3. ...
  7. Magnesium carbonate, MgCO3, is a white solid that occurs in nature as a mineral. Several hydrated and basic forms of magnesium carbonate also exist as minerals. In addition, MgCO3 has a variety of uses.
  8. Chalk is a 2006 comedy mockumentary about teaching focusing on the lives of three teachers and one assistant principal. It stars Chris Mass as Mr. Stroope and Troy Schremmer as Mr. Lowrey. It is directed by Mike Akel. ...
  9. In military terminology, a chalk is a specific aircraft load, especially a group of airborne soldiers which deploy from a single aircraft. A chalk often corresponds to a platoon sized unit for air-assault operations, or a company-minus sized organization for airborne operations. ...
  10. Chalk is a British television sitcom set in a comprehensive school named Galfast High. Two series, both written by Steven Moffat, were broadcast on BBC1 in 1997. Like Moffat's earlier sitcom Joking Apart, Chalk was produced by Andre Ptaszynski for Pola Jones.
  11. A soft, white, powdery limestone; A piece of chalk, or, more often, processed compressed chalk, that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard; Tailor's chalk; A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing; A platoon-sized group of airborne ...
  12. (CHALKING) The formation of a powdery residue on the surface of a material resulting from degradation.
  13. (Chalking) Deterioration of a printed image caused by ink that absorbs into paper too fast or has long exposure to sun, and wind making printed images look dusty. Also called crocking.
  14. (chalking) A term used to describe the quality of print on paper where the absorption of the paper is so great that it breaks up the ink image creating loose pigment dust.
  15. (chalking) In printing, a term which refers to improper drying of ink. Pigment dusts off because the vehicle has been absorbed too rapidly into the paper.
  16. (chalking) ‚ Loose, powdery substance caused by deterioration of a concrete surface or degradation of a coating or overlay.
  17. (Chalking) Formation of a powder on the surface of a paint film caused by disintegration of the binder during weathering. Can be affected by the choice of pigment or binder.
  18. (Chalking) The ready removal in the form of a powder, of an insufficiently bound layer of pigment on the paper surface resulting from absorption into the paper caused by over saturation of ink.
  19. (CHALKING) The formation of a loose powder on the surface of a paint after exposure to the elements.
  20. (Chalking) Deterioration of exterior paint surface caused by weathering/harsh environmental conditions. Shows as a faded, powdery substance. Chalk should be removed prior to repainting.
  21. (Chalking) a powdering effect left on the surface of the paper after the ink has failed to dry satisfactorily due to a fault in printing.
  22. (CHALKING) The amusement above described.
  23. (CHALKING) The resulting dust which occurs on a surface due to Ultra Violet degradation.
  24. (Chalking (Powdering)) A condition where in rubs off a print, as would chalk, after the normal drying period, It usually occurs on coated paper and when normal drying period.
  25. (Chalking) A gritty, chalklike film of pigments released by some exterior house paints as they weather.