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CHALK DUST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chalk dust mean?
• CHALK DUST (noun)
The noun CHALK DUST has 1 sense:
1. dust resulting from writing with a piece of chalk
Familiarity information: CHALK DUST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dust resulting from writing with a piece of chalk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Context example:
chalk dust covered the teacher's hands
Hypernyms ("chalk dust" is a kind of...):
dust (fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air)
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