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checkered
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checkered
adj.
decorated with a pattern of squares
checker
v.
diversify with color, variegate; mark like a checkerboard
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Check (pattern)
A check (also checker, Brit: chequer) is a pattern of modified stripes consisting of crossed horizontal and vertical lines forming squares.
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checkered
Adjective
1. patterned with alternating squares of color
(synonym) checked, chequered
(similar) patterned
2. marked by changeable fortune; "a checkered business career"
(similar) changeable, changeful
checker
Noun
1. an attendant who checks coats or baggage
(hypernym) attendant, attender, tender
(hyponym) check girl, hatcheck girl
(derivation) check
2. one who checks the correctness of something
(hypernym) examiner, inspector
(derivation) check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into
3. one of the flat round pieces used in playing checkers
(hypernym) man, piece
(hyponym) king
(classification) checkers, draughts
Verb
1. mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
(synonym) check, chequer
(hypernym) draw
2. variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns
(synonym) chequer
(hypernym) vary, variegate, motley
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Checkered
(imp. & p. p.)
of Checker
of Checker
(a.)
Marked with alternate squares or checks of different color or material.
Marked with alternate squares or checks of different color or material.
(a.)
Diversified or variegated in a marked manner, as in appearance, character, circumstances, etc.
Diversified or variegated in a marked manner, as in appearance, character, circumstances, etc.
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checkered
Synonyms and related words:
able to adapt, adaptable, adjustable, alterable, alterative, changeable, check, checked, ever-changing, flexible, fluid, impermanent, kaleidoscopic, malleable, many-sided, metamorphic, mobile, modifiable, mosaic, movable, mutable, nonuniform, permutable, plaid, plastic, protean, proteiform, resilient, rubbery, supple, tessellate, tessellated, transient, transitory, variable
able to adapt, adaptable, adjustable, alterable, alterative, changeable, check, checked, ever-changing, flexible, fluid, impermanent, kaleidoscopic, malleable, many-sided, metamorphic, mobile, modifiable, mosaic, movable, mutable, nonuniform, permutable, plaid, plastic, protean, proteiform, resilient, rubbery, supple, tessellate, tessellated, transient, transitory, variable
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