noun

chalkboard

CHAWK-bawd

noun

A dark board, often slate or coated in enamel, used for writing on with chalk.

"The recipe was scrawled on a chalkboard outside the café."

"Students copied notes from the chalkboard."

How to Use Chalkboard

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA board meant for writing with chalk, the forerunner of the modern whiteboard.

Common pairings

chalkboard menu write on the chalkboard

chalkboarded past tense, chalkboards plural, chalkboards singular

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The recipe was scrawled on a _____ outside the café.

A compound of "chalk" and "board."

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