chalkboard

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UK/ˈt͡ʃɔːk.bɔː(ɹ)d//ˈt͡ʃɔk.bɔː(ɹ)d/

noun

A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.

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blackboard
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Meanings

nounchalkboard (plural chalkboards)

plural chalkboards

  1. A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.

    Synonyms: blackboard

verbchalkboard (third-person singular simple present chalkboards, present participle chalkboarding, simple past and past participle chalkboarded)

present singular third person chalkboards · participle present chalkboarding · participle past chalkboarded · past chalkboarded

  1. To write or draw on a chalkboard.

    If you live in a home where painting walls isn't permitted, chalkboarding is still an option for you.

    2018, Marla Cilley, The CHAOS Cure

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.

Similar
blackboard

More synonyms by meaning

nounsheet of slate; for writing with chalk

Similar
blackboard
Broader
sheetflat solid
Also see
blackboard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From chalk + board.

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Translations

Arabic سَبُورَة, لَوْح
  • سَبُورَة (sabūra)slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
  • لَوْح (lawḥ)slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Bulgarian дъска́
  • дъска́ (dăská)slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Chinese Cantonese 黑板
  • 黑板 (hak¹ baan²)slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Chinese Mandarin 黑板
  • 黑板 (hēibǎn)slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Czech tabule
  • tabuleslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Esperanto kretotabulo, skribardezo
  • kretotabuloslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
  • skribardezoslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Finnish liitutaulu
  • liitutauluslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
French tableau noir, ardoise
  • tableau noirslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
  • ardoiseslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
German Wandtafel, Tafel
  • Wandtafelslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
  • Tafelslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Greek μαυροπίνακα
  • μαυροπίνακα (mavropínaka)slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Hindi चॉकबोर्ड
  • चॉकबोर्ड (cŏkborḍ)slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Irish cailc-chlár, clár cailc
  • cailc-chlárslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
  • clár cailcslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Italian lavagna
  • lavagnaslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Japanese 黒板
  • 黒板 (kokuban)slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Korean 칠판
  • 칠판 (chilpan)slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Latvian tāfele
  • tāfeleslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Lithuanian kreidinė lenta
  • kreidinė lentaslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Polish tablica
  • tablicaslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Portuguese lousa, quadro
  • lousaslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
  • quadroslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
  • quadro-negroslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
  • quadro de gizslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Romanian tablă
  • tablăslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Russian доска́
  • доска́ (doská)slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Slovak tabuľa
  • tabuľaslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Spanish pizarra, pizarrón
  • pizarraslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
  • pizarrónslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
  • tableroslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
  • enceradoslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Swedish svart tavla
  • svart tavlaslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Tagalog pisara
  • pisaraslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Thai กระดาน
  • กระดาน (grà-daan)slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Turkish tebeşir tahtası
  • tebeşir tahtasıslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Ukrainian до́шка
  • до́шка (dóška)slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Urdu چاک بورْڈ
  • چاک بورْڈ (cāk borḍ)slate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Vietnamese bảng đen, bảng phấn
  • bảng đenslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
  • bảng phấnslate board for writing on with chalk — see also blackboard
Cite this entry
APA

chalkboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalkboard

MLA

“chalkboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalkboard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chalkboard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalkboard.

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