sidewalk chalk

noun

A colored chalklike substance, made from paint, plaster of Paris, etc., used for drawing on sidewalks or cement.

Meanings

nounsidewalk chalk (countable and uncountable, plural sidewalk chalks)

plural sidewalk chalks

  1. UScountableuncountableA colored chalklike substance, made from paint, plaster of Paris, etc., used for drawing on sidewalks or cement.

    Synonyms: pavement chalk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA colored chalklike substance, made from paint, plaster of Paris, etc., used for drawing on sidewalks or cement.

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APA

sidewalk chalk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidewalk%20chalk

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“sidewalk chalk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidewalk%20chalk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sidewalk chalk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidewalk%20chalk.

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