chalk

1. 1.

   write, draw, or trace with chalk

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Other forms of chalk

plural

chalks·

past tense

chalked·

present participle

chalking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about chalk

What does chalk mean?

chalk means "a soft whitish calcite". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in chalk?

chalk has 1 syllable: chalk. In IPA it is /ˈtʃɑk/.

What is another word for chalk?

Close synonyms include methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chalk a common word?

chalk is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with chalk?

1 word rhymes with chalk. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.