chalkboard
pronunciation
How to pronounce chalkboard in British English:
UK [ˈtʃɔ:kbɔ:d]
How to pronounce chalkboard in American English:
US [ˈtʃɔkbɔrd]
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- Noun:
- sheet of slate; for writing with chalk
Word Origin
- chalkboard (n.)
- also chalk-board, 1816, from chalk (n.) + board (n.1).
Example
- 1. Paint some terracotta pots with chalkboard paint for easy labeling .
- 2. The cooking is simple , constantly changing and marked up on the chalkboard .
- 3. Children sit at rows of desks , staring up at a teacher who stands in front of a well-worn chalkboard .
- 4. He was drawing furiously on the chalkboard , attempting to explain in simple terms the inner workings of the visual cortex .
- 5. A boy clutches a chalkboard in an overheated and unfurnished class - room , in ernest cole 's image .