unchalked

Lacking white dust

Not marked with chalk.

Pool cues are unchalked before their tips receive a fresh application.

A chalkboard is unchalked after being erased.

The word appears most often in billiards contexts, where an unchalked cue may cause a miscue: He blamed the missed shot on his unchalked stick.

unmarked

unlined

Lacking inner layer

  • blankWithout marks or content
  • cleanFree of soil
  • bareLacking any covering

untouched · virgin · unmarred · unstained · unwritten · clear · empty · plain · smooth · untraced

unprepared

unprimed

Not base-coated

unsealed · unfinished · natural · bare · unsized · unprocessed · unconditioned · unpainted · unprepped

climbing

hands

Gripping limbs' extremities

holds · bouldering · friction · route · crimp · pinch · sloper · send · flash · raw

billiards

cue

Trigger for action

grip · stroke · shaft · ferrule · slip · friction · bridge · masse · english · spin

Opposites
chalk marking presence

unchalkedchalked

Marked with calcium carbite stick

chalked up · marked · inscribed · dusted · coated

Family

chalk, chalked, chalking, chalks, chalky, chalkiness, chalkboard, chalklike

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G