Synonyms for chalk

Most common

ice · glass · trash · chicken feed · crayon

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃).

   chalk cliffs are not recommended for climbing

Related words

Word family

chalkboard chalkstone chalky

Phrases

chalk up to hand chalk chalk and cheese chalk out chalk line chalk up black chalk chalk box

Forms

Plural

chalks → ices, glasses, trashes, methamphetamines…

Example sentences

• ice It was so hot that she felt like eating ice cream.
• glass He began his meal by drinking half a glass of ale.
• trash Yanni's house is full of trash and smells of mold.
• crayon Ziri asked Rima if he could borrow her red crayon.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

ice¹

4 letters

meth¹

5 letters

glass¹, trash¹, crank¹, shabu

6 letters

crayon²

10 letters

methedrine

14 letters

deoxyephedrine

15 letters

methamphetamine⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crayon² = 2 syllables).