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chaulk

UK/t͡ʃɔːk/US/t͡ʃɔk/

chaulk is the alternative spelling of chalk.

Meaning of chalk

Noun

chalk (countable and uncountable, plural chalks)

  1. (uncountable) A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃).
    • chalk cliffs are not recommended for climbing
  2. (countable) A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO₄), that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard (chalkboard).
  3. (countable) Tailor's chalk.
  4. (uncountable) 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 (MgCO₃).
    • when working out your next move, it's a good idea to get some more chalk from the bag
  5. (US, countable) A platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers.
  6. (US) The favorite in a sporting event.

See all 15 meanings of chalk

Forms of chaulk

Noun
pluralchaulks
Verb
third-person singular presentchaulks
present participlechaulking
past participlechaulked
pastchaulked

Origin of chaulk

See chalk.

Words that rhyme with chaulk

11 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about chaulk

What is chaulk the alternative spelling of?
Chaulk is the alternative spelling of chalk.
How do you pronounce chaulk?
Chaulk is pronounced /t͡ʃɔːk/ (UK).

Words near chaulk in the dictionary

  1. chaukidars
  2. chaukis
  3. Chaul
  4. chauldron
  5. chauldrons
  6. chaulk
  7. chaulked
  8. chaulking
  9. chaulks
  10. chaulmoogra
  11. chaulmoogras

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chaulk (page history and authors); chalk (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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