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checkerwork

check·er·work
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [chek-er-wurk]
    • /ˈtʃɛk ərˌwɜrk/
    • /tʃˈekəwˌɜːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chek-er-wurk]
    • /ˈtʃɛk ərˌwɜrk/

Definitions of checkerwork word

  • noun checkerwork a pile of loosely stacked bricks in the regenerator of a regenerative furnace. 1
  • noun checkerwork Work consisting of or showing checkers, varied alternately by colour or material. 1
  • noun checkerwork (figuratively) Any aggregate of varied vicissitudes. 0

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Parts of speech for Checkerwork

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

checkerwork popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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".

checkerwork usage trend in Literature

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