chalkboard

noun

chalk·​board ˈchȯk-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce chalkboard (audio)

Examples of chalkboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There’s a chalkboard by the door with a long list of providers, like Boy & Girl Farm and Bost Grist Mill. Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024 The cardboard getting moved off of the cup is like nails on a chalkboard to me. USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024 The black-and-white chalkboard on a morning in early March highlights cinnamon chai for $2.50 and a ginger rum hot toddy at the full-service bar for $11. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024 Place it on this cheese board set that includes a bamboo board, two ramekins, four stainless steel knives, two chalkboard tags, chalk, and a slide-out drawer to store the accessories between uses. Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2024 By the time the episode was done, the professor had charted his daughter's every move in an equation on his chalkboard, and math never looked more like love. Kelly Connolly, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024 And we would be appalled if somebody slammed someone into a chalkboard now. Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024 The seasonal British dishes are posted on the restaurant’s chalkboard, and reservations are recommended. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2024 In Slides, a seventh-grade math teacher named Alice Keeler asked Google Duet to make a robot teacher in front of a chalkboard and posted it on X. Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chalkboard was in 1816

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“Chalkboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalkboard. Accessed 1 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

chalkboard

noun
chalk·​board ˈchȯk-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce chalkboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a dark smooth surface (as of slate) used for writing or drawing on with chalk

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