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 

• CHALK DUST (noun)

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)