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check·er1
 checker1
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- pronunciation:
- che
k
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
one of the disks used as a game piece in checkers, a game played by two persons, each having twelve disks to be moved over a board divided into sixty-four squares of two alternating colors.
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| definition 2: |
a pattern of squares of two alternating colors like a checkerboard, or one of the squares in such a pattern.
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| related words: |
man |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
checkers, checkering, checkered |
| definition 1: |
to pattern or mark with squares, esp. of two alternating colors.
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| definition 2: |
to alter by adding different colors; variegate.
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