All chalk synonyms
chalk
C c noun chalk
- choice β If there is a choice of things, there are several of them and you can choose the one you want.
- number one β oneself, especially one's own well-being or interests: to look out for number one.
- pick β to cast (a shuttle).
- darling β You call someone darling if you love them or like them very much.
- idol β an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- cream β Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts.
- buttermilk β Buttermilk is the liquid that remains when fat has been removed from cream when butter is being made. You can drink buttermilk or use it in cooking.
- half-and-half β a mixture of two things, especially in equal or nearly equal proportions.
verb chalk
- impress β to press or force into public service, as sailors.
- seal β a member of the U.S. Navyβs special operations forces.
- portray β to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- depict β To depict someone or something means to show or represent them in a work of art such as a drawing or painting.
- chart β A chart is a diagram, picture, or graph which is intended to make information easier to understand.
- lay out β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- bleach β If you bleach something, you use a chemical to make it white or pale in colour.
- compose β The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
- rewrite β to write in a different form or manner; revise: to rewrite the entire book.
- create β To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- scrawl β to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner: He scrawled his name hastily across the blackboard.
- note β a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- record β to cause to be set down or registered: to record one's vote.
- pen β a female swan.
- address β Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
- scribble β to tear apart (wool fibers) in the first stages of carding.
- tell β to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood.
- tint β a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- illuminate β to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
- wash β to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- paint β a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- darken β If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker.
- infuse β to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into): The energetic new principal infused new life into the school.
- dye β a coloring material or matter.
- stain β a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- variegate β to make varied in appearance, as by adding different colors.
- rouge β any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- daub β When you daub a substance such as mud or paint on something, you spread it on that thing in a rough or careless way.
- crayon β A crayon is a pencil containing coloured wax or clay, or a rod of coloured wax used for drawing.
- flush β a hand or set of cards all of one suit. Compare royal flush, straight flush.
- imbue β to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
- suffuse β to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.
- gloss β an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
- glaze β to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
- crimson β Something that is crimson is deep red in colour.
- redden β to make or cause to become red.
- burn β If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
- lacquer β a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- gild β to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
- blacken β To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.
- pigment β a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
- bloom β A bloom is the flower on a plant.