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
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 BEAST
Men 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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