chalkboard

noun

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

Examples of chalkboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Fingernails on a chalkboard, for example, can be incredibly stressful to certain individuals. Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2024 Over his lifetime, teaching fundamentally remained the same experience: an adult standing in front of a chalkboard instructing kids. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 7 May 2024 The business plugged her upcoming visit on social media and on a chalkboard sign in its entryway. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024 But at its strongest, the movie delivers spot-on spoofs of shopworn narrative devices — the chalkboard brainstorming scene, for one. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 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

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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 15 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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