Phrase Hound found 66 phrases and 47 compound words that contain chalk. The most common are listed below. Open chalk in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 66
- chalk and cheeseSaid of things that are very different, though possibly superficially alike.
- tailor's chalkA chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric in tailoring and dressmaking. The marks are brushed or washed off the material when no longer needed.
- French chalkA type of steatite, used to mark cloth and as a lubricant in shoes, gloves, etc.
- chalk bagA small pouch attached to a climber's harness, designed to filled with climbing chalk.
- chalk-whiteChalky white.
- Chalk FarmA neighbourhood in the borough of Camden, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2884).
- chalk up toTo attribute or account for something; to ascribe.
- chalk upTo achieve something.
- red chalkAn indurated clayey ochre containing iron, used by painters and artificers; reddle.
- black chalkA slaty bluish mineral, a variety of argillaceous slate, used for drawing and for making black paint.
- chalk bassSerranus tortugarum, a small fish of the Caribbean.
- chalk boxA chalk line.
- chalk lineA line made on a surface by snapping a taut string or cord dusted with colored chalk.
- chalk mapleAcer leucoderme, a tree of the US South.
- chalk streamA kind of clear, alkaline stream that flows through chalk hills toward the sea.
- chalk streamsplural of chalk stream: A kind of clear, alkaline stream that flows through chalk hills toward the sea.
- chalk stripeAlternative form of chalkstripe: A thin stripe on fabric, like a pinstripe but made with multiple threads for a softer, more blurred appearance.
- chalk talkAn informal lecture on an academic subject.
- chalk talksplural of chalk talk: An informal lecture on an academic subject.
- pavement chalkSynonym of sidewalk chalk: A colored chalklike substance, made from paint, plaster of Paris, etc., used for drawing on sidewalks or cement.
- sidewalk chalkA colored chalklike substance, made from paint, plaster of Paris, etc., used for drawing on sidewalks or cement.
- chalk lettuceDudleya pulverulenta, a succulent of California and Baja California.
- chalk offTo set off an area or shape with chalk.
- calabash chalkA clay similar to kaolin, commonly eaten in parts of Africa.
- by a long chalkTo a great extent; by far.
Compound words 47
- chalkboardA slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
- ChalkerA surname from Old English.
- chalkwareSculpted figurines usually made of painted plaster of Paris.
- ChalkleyA surname from Old English.
- chalkdustThe fine white powder remaining after chalk is erased from a chalkboard.
- chalkstoneA mass or piece of chalk.
- chalkpitA quarry where chalk is extracted.
- chalkableCapable of being written upon in chalk.
- chalklandLand in which the underlying geology is chalk.
- chalklessWithout chalk.