Associations to the word «Blackboard»

Pictures for the word «Blackboard»

Wiktionary

BLACKBOARD, noun. A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.
BLACKBOARD, verb. To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.
BLACKBOARD BOLD, noun. A typeface used for representing bold characters, mainly used in mathematical texts, that allows these characters to be easily distinguished from non-bold characters when written.

Dictionary definition

BLACKBOARD, noun. Sheet of slate; for writing with chalk.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats