chalkboard

noun

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

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The Better Business Bureau is telling parents to avoid scribbling out too many personal details about their children, such as their name, age, school, teacher and grade level, on those chalkboards. Susan Tompor, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025 The show’s scenic design of an apartment filled with books and playbills and a chalkboard wall was designed by Atria Pirouzmand and Ali Roustaei, Janelle Arnold designed costumes, Evan Eason designed sound and Sammy Z Webster designed lighting. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025 Then, Molly Odintz joins Drew to chat with Max Booth III about Ghoulish Books in San Antonio getting harassed by MAGA types for a saucy chalkboard and, more broadly, about the state of horror in these horrifying times. The Lit Hub Podcast, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025 The menu, written on a chalkboard, changes daily based on seasonal ingredients. Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chalkboard

Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 14 Sep. 2025.

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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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