chalk
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chalk/tʃɔːk/
▶noun a white soft earthy limestone (calcium carbonate) formed from the skeletal remains of sea creatures.
■ a similar substance (calcium sulphate), made into sticks and used for drawing or writing.
▶verb- 1 draw or write with chalk.
■ rub the tip of (a snooker cue) with chalk.
- 2 Brit. charge (drinks bought in a pub or bar) to a person's account.
- 3 (chalk something up) achieve something noteworthy.
– phrases
as different as chalk and cheese Brit. fundamentally different or incompatible.
by a long chalk Brit. by far.
chalk and talk Brit. teaching by traditional methods focusing on the blackboard.
not by a long chalk Brit. not at all. [with ref. to the chalk used for marking up scores in competitive games.]
as different as chalk and cheese Brit. fundamentally different or incompatible.
by a long chalk Brit. by far.
chalk and talk Brit. teaching by traditional methods focusing on the blackboard.
not by a long chalk Brit. not at all. [with ref. to the chalk used for marking up scores in competitive games.]
– derivatives
chalkiness noun,
chalky adjective .
chalkiness noun,
chalky adjective .
'chalk' also found in these Oxford entries:
blackboard
- brass rubbing
- calcareous
- calcium carbonate
- chalk-stripe
- combe
- crayon
- Cretaceous
- down
- flint
- French chalk
- gypsophila
- hill figure
- Portland cement
- putty
- rub
- whiting
