blackboard
a sheet of smooth, hard material, especially dark slate, used in schools, lecture rooms, etc., for writing or drawing on with chalk.
Origin of blackboard
1- Also called chalkboard.
- Compare greenboard.
Words Nearby blackboard
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How to use blackboard in a sentence
Our idea of a prank is, my best friend to this very day is a guy called Chris, and I just remember going round and what I’d do every morning is write on every whiteboard and blackboard, “I love Depeche Mode,” and sign it “Chris Little.”
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Partner in Crime Seizes the Spotlight | Marlow Stern | July 30, 2021 | The Daily BeastThrow out the chalk and blackboards, because there’s a new player in the world of education.
They gave me an office with a blackboard and said, “Do something interesting.”
Lagrangians, Poisson brackets, and Lorentz boosts were precious and delicate items, taken out of their boxes and presented to us in beautifully chalked equations on the blackboard.
Five Scientists on the Heroes Who Changed Their Lives - Issue 93: Forerunners | Alan Lightman, Hope Jahren, Robert Sapolsky, | December 2, 2020 | NautilusOne female teaching assistant described writing on the blackboard while students “talked loudly about my butt.”
This Type Of Sexual Harassment On Campus Often Goes Overlooked | LGBTQ-Editor | November 25, 2020 | No Straight News
Others cheated by taking crib sheets to the blackboard with them, concealing them from Jackson but not from the other students.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere could be no more fitting companion for the Acadian chicken stew entree inscribed on a blackboard in the dining room.
On the Canadian Border, It's Pancakes for Every Meal | Jane & Michael Stern | July 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNotes were scrawled on a large white board, and “The Internet Association” was written in chalk on a blackboard.
When gazpacho is on the blackboard menu at lunch, it's a must.
Holy Molé: Tucson’s Mexican Food with a Kick | Jane & Michael Stern | June 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn this clip, she heads to the blackboard and does her magic.
Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato’s Favorite World of Wonder Clips (VIDEO) | Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | February 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMen of good taste, as well as those having tact and ingenuity, can and do use the blackboard with power in various ways.
The Sabbath-School Index | Richard Gay PardeeWhen indisposed to lecture, they simply posted upon the blackboard: "Hodie non legitur," and this was the end of the matter.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell ParkThe blackboard should be wiped with a damp cloth, in order to prevent the chalk from vitiating the air.
The Sounds of Spoken English | Walter RippmannHe drew five lines on the blackboard, and made eight dots that looked as 57though they were going upstairs on the lines.
Emmy Lou | George Madden MartinWhen we came in from afternoon recess, there was the Sign, as big as life, drawn with chalk on the blackboard.
The Boy Scouts of Bob's Hill | Charles Pierce Burton
British Dictionary definitions for blackboard
/ (ˈblækˌbɔːd) /
a hard or rigid surface made of a smooth usually dark substance, used for writing or drawing on with chalk, esp in teaching
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