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/t͡ʃɔːk/ · noun
(uncountable) A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)..
chalk cliffs are not recommended for climbing
when working out your next move, it's a good idea to get some more chalk from the bag
OK, let's get rid of the chalk players right away. The chalk likes North Carolina. Dean Smith has taken Carolina to the Final Four six times.
Excuse us for sticking with the chalk, but the predicted winners are Afternoon Deelites in the Derby, Oliver McCall over Larry Holmes, Nick Faldo in the Masters, and Al Unser Jr. in the Grand Prix.
Instead, he played the chalk and selected the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament.
chalk your hands before climbing
After a leg stretch, we set off again at 11:30 hours in charge of U.S.A. No. 1736 (Miss Ohio had been chalked on her), a 2-8-0 utility engine.
This Book it chaulketh out before thine eyes / The man that ſeeks the everlaſting Prize: / It ſhevvs you vvhence he comes, vvhither he goes, / VVhat he leaves undone; alſo vvhat he does: / It alſo ſhovvs you hovv he runs, and runs, / Till he unto the Gate of Glory comes.
Use chalk when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Chalk means (uncountable) A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
chalk cliffs are not recommended for climbing
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