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# chalk

noun (chalk, chalks, a piece of chalk); verb (chalk, chalks, chalked, chalking)

«chalk» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Chalk is a soft white rock made from tiny shells of sea creatures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalk/#m1)
2. Chalk is a stick made of this or similar stuff, used for writing on a blackboard or drawing on the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalk/#m2)
3. To chalk something is to write or draw it with chalk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalk/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons chalk is a soft sedimentary rock (calcium carbonate); the White Cliffs of Dover are chalk. In school life teachers write with chalk on a blackboard; children draw hopscotch with chalk. Phrases: a piece of chalk, chalk and cheese (very different), chalk up (score or achieve), chalk drawings.

### Examples

- The teacher wrote on the board with chalk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalk/#x1)
- We drew a hopscotch grid with chalk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalk/#x2)
- Can I have a piece of chalk? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalk/#x3)
- The White Cliffs of Dover are made of chalk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalk/#x4)
- Chalk is a soft rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalk/#x5)
- The twins are like chalk and cheese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalk/#x6)
- Our team chalked up another win. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalk/#x7)
- He sat down to work out his sum with a piece of chalk on a smooth stone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalk/#x8)

### Note

The «l» is silent: say «chawk». As a material it is uncountable (a piece of chalk, some chalk); coloured sticks can be «chalks». «Like chalk and cheese» means completely different. Chalk is soft and wears away easily — a test in rock lessons.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chalk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalk/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chalk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chalk.html) on Mova free.