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chalkdust

chalkdust noun: the fine white powder remaining after chalk is erased from a chalkboard.

Noun

chalkdust (uncountable)

  1. The fine white powder remaining after chalk is erased from a chalkboard.

Origin of chalkdust

From chalk + dust.

Questions about chalkdust

What does chalkdust mean?
Chalkdust means the fine white powder remaining after chalk is erased from a chalkboard.
What part of speech is chalkdust?
Chalkdust is a noun.

Words near chalkdust in the dictionary

  1. chalkboard
  2. chalkboarded
  3. chalkboarding
  4. chalkboards
  5. chalkbrood
  6. chalkdust
  7. chalked
  8. chalked against
  9. chalked down
  10. chalked it down
  11. chalked off

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