chalk
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a soft whitish calcite
Types & categories
- calcite hypernym
Parts & wholes
- chalk substance holonym
- calcium carbonate substance meronym
Related & opposite
- chalky derivation
Sense 2 verb
write, draw, or trace with chalk
Types & categories
- draw hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a pure flat white with little reflectance
Types & categories
- whiteness hypernym
Related & opposite
- chalky derivation
Sense 4 noun
an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
Types & categories
- amphetamine hypernym
- controlled substance hypernym
Sense 5 noun
a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces
Types & categories
- writing implement hypernym
- drawing chalk hyponym
- tailor's chalk hyponym
Parts & wholes
- chalk substance meronym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | chalky |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | chalk |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | calcium carbonate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | calcite |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | chalk |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | trace |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | draw |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | chalky |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | whiteness |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | amphetamine |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | controlled substance |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | chalk |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | chalky |
| 5 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | chalk |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | writing implement |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | drawing chalk |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tailor's chalk |