01 n. One who checks.
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One who checks.
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6 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Checker
02 v. t. To mark with small squares like a checkerboard, as by crossing stripes of different colors.
imp. & p. p.
Checkered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Checkering
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To mark with small squares like a checkerboard, as by crossing stripes of different colors.
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To variegate or diversify with different qualities, colors, scenes, or events; esp., to subject to frequent alternations of prosperity and adversity.“Our minds are, as it were, checkered with truth and falsehood.” — Addison.
03 n. A piece in the game of draughts or checkers.
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A piece in the game of draughts or checkers.
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A pattern in checks; a single check.
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Checkerwork.