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- [chek-er-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈtʃɛk ərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
- /ˈtʃek.ərˌ.bɔːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chek-er-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈtʃɛk ərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
Definitions of checkerboard word
- countable noun checkerboard A checkerboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing checkers or chess. 3
- adjective checkerboard A checkerboard pattern is made up of equal-sized squares of two different colours, usually black and white. 3
- noun checkerboard a square board divided into 64 squares of alternating colours, used for playing checkers or chess 3
- noun checkerboard a square board with 64 squares of two alternating colors, used in checkers and chess 3
- noun checkerboard a board marked off into 64 squares of two alternating colors, arranged in eight vertical and eight horizontal rows, on which checkers or chess is played. 1
- noun checkerboard a design resembling this: The garden was laid out in a checkerboard. 1
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Origin of checkerboard
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; checker1 + board
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Parts of speech for Checkerboard
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checkerboard popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
checkerboard usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for checkerboard
noun checkerboard
- patchwork — something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms.
- plaid — any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- quilt — a coverlet for a bed, made of two layers of fabric with some soft substance, as wool or down, between them and stitched in patterns or tufted through all thicknesses in order to prevent the filling from shifting.
- tartan — a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- web — something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving.
Antonyms for checkerboard
noun checkerboard
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- indulgence — the act or practice of indulging; gratification of desire.
- liberation — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- permission — authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
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