white chalk

Teacher's writing tool

White chalk is chalk that is white—the default color for the substance, so the phrase is somewhat redundant.

Chalk in its natural mineral form is typically white or pale gray, and classroom chalk has traditionally been white: She wrote the equation in white chalk on the blackboard.

The modifier distinguishes it from colored chalk when both are available.

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drawing · cave drawings · powder · cliffs · Dover · writing · pastel · sidewalk · scribble · calcium · soft · crumbly · marks · streaks · gymnasium · billiards · pool cue · cue

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color/visibility

white chalkblack chalk

Dark dry drawing medium

colored chalk · blackboard · charcoal · red chalk · blue chalk

marking medium type

white chalkwhiteboard marker

Erasable pen for glossy surfaces

permanent marker · dry-erase marker · ink · paint · ink pen

mark-making function

white chalkeraser

Mark removal tool

clean slate

Family

white, chalk, whiten, whiteness, whitish, whites, whiter, whitest, chalky

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G