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check·er·board
 checkerboard
- pronunciation:
- che
k
 r
bord
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a surface marked into eight rows and columns of squares of two alternating colors, usu. red and black, and used as a game board for checkers or chess.
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| definition 2: |
any pattern of squares of two alternating colors.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
checkerboarded, checkerboarding, checkerboards |
| definition: |
to pattern or mark like a checkerboard.
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