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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :   [ gazetteer ]

  Chalk, TX
    Zip code(s): 79248

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Chalk \Chalk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chalked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Chalking.]
     1. To rub or mark with chalk.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To manure with chalk, as land. --Morimer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To make white, as with chalk; to make pale; to bleach.
        --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Let a bleak paleness chalk the door.  --Herbert.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To chalk out, to sketch with, or as with, chalk; to
        outline; to indicate; to plan. [Colloq.] ``I shall pursue
        the plan I have chalked out.'' --Burke.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Chalk \Chalk\ (ch[add]k), n. [AS. cealc lime, from L. calx
     limestone. See Calz, and Cawk.]
     1. (Min.) A soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or
        yellowish white color, consisting of calcium carbonate,
        and having the same composition as common limestone.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Fine Arts) Finely prepared chalk, used as a drawing
        implement; also, by extension, a compound, as of clay and
        black lead, or the like, used in the same manner. See
        Crayon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Black chalk, a mineral of a bluish color, of a slaty
        texture, and soiling the fingers when handled; a variety
        of argillaceous slate.
  
     By a long chalk, by a long way; by many degrees. [Slang]
        --Lowell.
  
     Chalk drawing (Fine Arts), a drawing made with crayons. See
        Crayon.
  
     Chalk formation. See Cretaceous formation, under
        Cretaceous.
  
     Chalk line, a cord rubbed with chalk, used for making
        straight lines on boards or other material, as a guide in
        cutting or in arranging work.
  
     Chalk mixture, a preparation of chalk, cinnamon, and sugar
        in gum water, much used in diarrheal affection, esp. of
        infants.
  
     Chalk period. (Geol.) See Cretaceous period, under
        Cretaceous.
  
     Chalk pit, a pit in which chalk is dug.
  
     Drawing chalk. See Crayon, n., 1.
  
     French chalk, steatite or soapstone, a soft magnesian
        mineral.
  
     Red chalk, an indurated clayey ocher containing iron, and
        used by painters and artificers; reddle.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Chalk \Chalk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chalked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Chalking.]
     1. To rub or mark with chalk.
  
     2. To manure with chalk, as land. --Morimer.
  
     3. To make white, as with chalk; to make pale; to bleach.
        --Tennyson.
  
              Let a bleak paleness chalk the door.  --Herbert.
  
     To chalk out, to sketch with, or as with, chalk; to
        outline; to indicate; to plan. [Colloq.] ``I shall pursue
        the plan I have chalked out.'' --Burke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Chalk \Chalk\, n. [AS. cealc lime, from L. calx limestone. See
     Calz, and Cawk.]
     1. (Min.) A soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or
        yellowish white color, consisting of calcium carbonate,
        and having the same composition as common limestone.
  
     2. (Fine Arts) Finely prepared chalk, used as a drawing
        implement; also, by extension, a compound, as of clay and
        black lead, or the like, used in the same manner. See
        Crayon.
  
     Black chalk, a mineral of a bluish color, of a slaty
        texture, and soiling the fingers when handled; a variety
        of argillaceous slate.
  
     By a long chalk, by a long way; by many degrees. [Slang]
        --Lowell.
  
     Chalk drawing (Fine Arts), a drawing made with crayons. See
        Crayon.
  
     Chalk formation. See Cretaceous formation, under
        Cretaceous.
  
     Chalk line, a cord rubbed with chalk, used for making
        straight lines on boards or other material, as a guide in
        cutting or in arranging work.
  
     Chalk mixture, a preparation of chalk, cinnamon, and sugar
        in gum water, much used in diarrheal affection, esp. of
        infants.
  
     Chalk period. (Geol.) See Cretaceous period, under
        Cretaceous.
  
     Chalk pit, a pit in which chalk is dug.
  
     Drawing chalk. See Crayon, n., 1.
  
     French chalk, steatite or soapstone, a soft magnesian
        mineral.
  
     Red chalk, an indurated clayey ocher containing iron, and
        used by painters and artificers; reddle.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  chalk
       n 1: a soft whitish calcite
       2: a pure flat white with little reflectance
       3: amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride;
          used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an
          appetite suppressant [syn: methamphetamine, methamphetamine
          hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chicken
          feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash]
       4: a piece of chalk (or similar substance) used for writing on
          blackboards or other surfaces
       v : write, draw, or trace with chalk

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  chalk
     Αγγλικά n.
     κιμωλία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  chalk
     n.
     1 (senseid en calcium carbonate rock) (lb en uncountable) A soft,
  white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate,
  CaCO<sub>3</sub>).
     2 (senseid en chalkboard chalk) (lb en countable) A piece of chalk,
  or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO4), that
  is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard ((l en chalkboard)).
     3 (senseid en tailor's chalk) tailor's chalk.
     4 (senseid en gymnast's chalk) (lb en uncountable climbing
  gymnastics) A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping
  from holds when climbing, or losing grip in weight-lifting or
  gymnastics, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk, often magnesium
  carbonate (MgCO<sub>3</sub>).
     5 (senseid en airborne group) (lb en US military countable) A
  platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers.
     6 (senseid en favored athlete) (lb en US sports chiefly basketball
  horseracing) The favorite in a sporting event.
     7 (senseid en win by a favored athlete) (lb en US sports chiefly
  basketball) The prediction that there will be no upsets, and the favored
  competitor will win.
     vb.
     1 To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiard cue.
     2 To record something, as on a blackboard, using chalk.
     3 To use powdered chalk to mark the lines on a playing field.
     4 (lb en figuratively) To record a score or event, as if on a
  chalkboard.
     5 To manure (land) with chalk.
     6 To make white, as if with chalk; to make pale; to bleach.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Chalk
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  chalk
     n.
     1 (senseid en calcium carbonate rock) (lb en uncountable) A soft,
  white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate,
  CaCO<sub>3</sub>).
     2 (senseid en chalkboard chalk) (lb en countable) A piece of chalk,
  or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO4), that
  is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard ((l en chalkboard)).
     3 (senseid en tailor's chalk) tailor's chalk.
     4 (senseid en gymnast's chalk) (lb en uncountable climbing
  gymnastics) A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping
  from holds when climbing, or losing grip in weight-lifting or
  gymnastics, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk, often magnesium
  carbonate (MgCO<sub>3</sub>).
     5 (senseid en airborne group) (lb en US military countable) A
  platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers.
     6 (senseid en favored athlete) (lb en US sports chiefly basketball
  horseracing) The favorite in a sporting event.
     7 (senseid en win by a favored athlete) (lb en US sports chiefly
  basketball) The prediction that there will be no upsets, and the favored
  competitor will win.
     vb.
     1 To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiard cue.
     2 To record something, as on a blackboard, using chalk.
     3 To use powdered chalk to mark the lines on a playing field.
     4 (lb en figuratively) To record a score or event, as if on a
  chalkboard.
     5 To manure (land) with chalk.
     6 To make white, as if with chalk; to make pale; to bleach.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Chalk
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  chalk
     n.
     1 (senseid en calcium carbonate rock) (lb en uncountable) A soft,
  white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate,
  CaCO<sub>3</sub>).
     2 (senseid en chalkboard chalk) (lb en countable) A piece of chalk,
  or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO4), that
  is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard ((l en chalkboard)).
     3 (senseid en tailor's chalk) tailor's chalk.
     4 (senseid en gymnast's chalk) (lb en uncountable climbing
  gymnastics) A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping
  from holds when climbing, or losing grip in weight-lifting or
  gymnastics, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk, often magnesium
  carbonate (MgCO<sub>3</sub>).
     5 (senseid en airborne group) (lb en US military countable) A
  platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers.
     6 (senseid en favored athlete) (lb en US sports chiefly basketball
  horseracing) The favorite in a sporting event.
     7 (senseid en win by a favored athlete) (lb en US sports chiefly
  basketball) The prediction that there will be no upsets, and the favored
  competitor will win.
     vb.
     1 To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiard cue.
     2 To record something, as on a blackboard, using chalk.
     3 To use powdered chalk to mark the lines on a playing field.
     4 (lb en figuratively) To record a score or event, as if on a
  chalkboard.
     5 To manure (land) with chalk.
     6 To make white, as if with chalk; to make pale; to bleach.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Chalk
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  chalk
     n.
     1 (senseid en calcium carbonate rock) (lb en uncountable) A soft,
  white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate,
  CaCO<sub>3</sub>).
     2 (senseid en chalkboard chalk) (lb en countable) A piece of chalk,
  or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO4), that
  is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard ((l en chalkboard)).
     3 (senseid en tailor's chalk) tailor's chalk.
     4 (senseid en gymnast's chalk) (lb en uncountable climbing
  gymnastics) A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping
  from holds when climbing, or losing grip in weight-lifting or
  gymnastics, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk, often magnesium
  carbonate (MgCO<sub>3</sub>).
     5 (senseid en airborne group) (lb en US military countable) A
  platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers.
     6 (senseid en favored athlete) (lb en US sports chiefly basketball
  horseracing) The favorite in a sporting event.
     7 (senseid en win by a favored athlete) (lb en US sports chiefly
  basketball) The prediction that there will be no upsets, and the favored
  competitor will win.
     vb.
     1 To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiard cue.
     2 To record something, as on a blackboard, using chalk.
     3 To use powdered chalk to mark the lines on a playing field.
     4 (lb en figuratively) To record a score or event, as if on a
  chalkboard.
     5 To manure (land) with chalk.
     6 To make white, as if with chalk; to make pale; to bleach.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Chalk
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  chalk
     Englanti n.
     liitu

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  chalk
     Engelska n.
     krita
     Engelska vb.
     krita

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Chalk /tʃˈɔːk/
  الطباشير

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  chalk //t͡ʃɑk// //t͡ʃɔk// //t͡ʃɔːk// 
  1. кре́да, тебеши́р
  a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard
  2. кре́да, креда
  a soft, white, powdery limestone

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  chalk /tʃˈɔːk/
  křída

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  chalk /tʃˈɔːk/
  nakřídovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  chalk /tʃˈɔːk/
  křídový

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  chalk /tʃˈɔːk/
  Kreide 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  chalk /tʃˈɔːk/
  Schreibkreide 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  chalk /tʃˈɔːk/ 
  abpudern  [art]
           Note: Anstrich, Malschicht
   see: chalking, chalked
  
           Note: of paint or a paint layer

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  chalk /tʃˈɔːk/
  
  κιμωλία

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  chalk //t͡ʃɑk// //t͡ʃɔk// //t͡ʃɔːk// 
  1. liitu
  a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard
  2. liitukivi, liitu
  a soft, white, powdery limestone
  3. liitu, magnesium
  … prevent from falling when climbing

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  chalk /tʃɔːk/
  craie

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  chalk /tʃˈɔːk/ 
  1. खड़िया
        "We use white chalks to write on the blackboard."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  chalk /tʃˈɔːk/ 
  1. चिह्न~लगाना
        "We have to chalk the items that have to be bought from the list ."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  chalk /tʃˈɔːk/
  kreda

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  chalk /tʃˈɔːk/
  1. színes kréta
  2. mészkô
  3. színes ceruza
  4. kréta
  5. fogyasztás nyilvántartása
  6. pasztellkréta
  7. pont
  8. krétapor
  9. vonás

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  chalk //t͡ʃɑk// //t͡ʃɔk// //t͡ʃɔːk// 
  1. kapur tulis, kapur
  a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard
  2. kapur, kapur tulis
  a soft, white, powdery limestone

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  chalk /tʃˈɔːk/
  creta

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  chalk //t͡ʃɑk// //t͡ʃɔk// //t͡ʃɔːk// 
  1. チョーク, 白墨
  a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard
  2. 白亜
  a soft, white, powdery limestone

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  chalk /tʃɔːk/
  creta

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  chalk //t͡ʃɑk// //t͡ʃɔk// //t͡ʃɔːk// 
  kritt 2.
  a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard
   3.
  a soft, white, powdery limestone

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  chalk /ʧɔ:k/
  I.    kreda
  II.    pisać kredą, pisać
  III.  chalk up /tʃˈɔːk ˈʌp/   zapisać na swoje konto

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  chalk /tʃɔːk/
  greda, griz

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  chalk /tʃɔːk/
  greda

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  chalk //t͡ʃɑk// //t͡ʃɔk// //t͡ʃɔːk// 
  krita 2.
  a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard
   3.
  a soft, white, powdery limestone

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  chalk /tʃˈɔːk/
  1. tebeşirle yazmak veya işaret koymak
  2. tebeşirle beyazlatmak
  3. tebeşirle karıştırmak
  4. rengini açmak. chalk up kazanmak, sayı veya puan kaydetmek.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  chalk /tʃˈɔːk/
  1. tebeşir
  2. tebeşirle konan işaret
  3. veresiye verilen her içki, yemek, çay vb. için çekilen çizgi. chalk line tebeşirlenmiş iple çizilen çizgi. cbalk talk tahtaya tebeşirle resim ve şekil çizerek konuşma. chalklike  tebeşir gibi. chalky  tebeşirli. chalkiness  tebeşirli oluş.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈtʃɑk/, /ˈtʃɔk/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  217 Moby Thesaurus words for "chalk":
     air brush, alabaster, art paper, ballpoint pen, besnow, blackboard,
     blanch, blaze, blaze a trail, bleach, blemish, blotch, book, brand,
     brush, calcimine, calendar, camera lucida, camera obscura, canvas,
     cartoon, carve, catalog, chalk up, charcoal, check, check in,
     check off, chronicle, cicatrize, color, copy, crayon, crosshatch,
     cut, dapple, dash, dash off, daub, define, delimit, delineate,
     demarcate, depict, design, diagram, discolor, docket, doodle, dot,
     draft, draw, drawing paper, drawing pencil, drier, driven snow,
     easel, engrave, enroll, enscroll, enter, eraser, etiolate, file,
     fill out, fixative, fleck, fleece, flour, foam, freckle, frost,
     gash, grave, grizzle, ground, hatch, impanel, impress, imprint,
     incise, index, ink, inkhorn, inkstand, inkwell, inscribe, insert,
     invisible ink, ivory, jot down, lay figure, lead pencil, lily,
     limn, line, list, log, maggot, make a mark, make a memorandum,
     make a note, make an entry, make out, mark, mark down, mark off,
     mark out, matriculate, maulstick, medium, milk, minute, mottle,
     nib, nick, notch, note, note down, paint, paint a picture,
     paintbrush, palette, palette knife, paper, pastel, pearl, pen,
     pencil, pepper, picture, picturize, pigments, pipe-clay,
     place upon record, plume, point, poll, portray, post, post up,
     prick, print, punch, punctuate, puncture, put down, put in writing,
     put on paper, put on tape, quill, record, reduce to writing, reed,
     register, riddle, scar, scarify, score, scotch, scratch,
     scratchboard, scumble, seal, seam, set down, shade, sheet,
     siccative, silver, sketch, sketchbook, sketchpad, slate, snow,
     spatula, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, spray gun, stain, stamp,
     stencil, stigmatize, streak, striate, stripe, stump, style,
     stylograph, stylus, swan, sympathetic ink, table, tablet, tabulate,
     take down, tape, tape-record, tattoo, tick, tick off, tint, trace,
     underline, underscore, varnish, videotape, white, whiten,
     whitewash, write, write down, write in, write out, write up
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 粉笔;
  v. 用粉笔写,记录;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 粉笔,白垩
     vt. 用粉笔写,记录

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