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chalk noun

  /t͡ʃɑːk/ , /t͡ʃɒk/ , /t͡ʃɔːk/
  • (countable) A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO4), that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard (chalkboard).
 liitu
  • (uncountable) A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO3).
 liitu, liitukivi
  • (uncountable, climbing, gymnastics) A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing, or losing grip in weight-lifting or gymnastics, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk, often magnesium carbonate (MgCO3).
 liitu, magnesium
chalk up
saavuttaa
chalk up to
laittaa jonkin piikkiin, syyttää
chalk and cheese
yö ja päivä
tailor's chalk
räätälinliitu
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
kylämatkija
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