checkerboard
2
2.5
- noun
- /ˈtʃɛkərˌbɔrd/
- Specialized
:
tablero de ajedrez
- The children sat around the table, eagerly setting up the checkerboard for their game of chess.
- checkerboard floor
- checkerboard tile
- black and white checkerboard
Examples
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A third bucket sat between them holding a checkerboard.
Blog text (11) -
Also, build an actual checkerboard with this method.
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Looking at it from above it had a sort of checkerboard pattern.
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As you can see in the pic below, Rick really loved the checkerboard case we made for him.
Blog text (2) -
A child's hand double jumps across a checkerboard.
Fiction book (2001) -
Max gave a sharp, pointed laugh and looked intently at the checkerboard.
Fiction book (1991) -
Grateful to be distracted from thinking about the baby that was or wasn't, Amanda studied the checkerboard.
Fiction book (2002) -
They would gravely set up the checkerboard within arm's reach of the briny pickles in the barrel.
Fiction book (1991) -
She admired the intricate design of the checkerboard pattern on the tablecloth.
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He placed the checkerboard on the lawn, ready for an afternoon of outdoor checkers with friends.
Synonyms
17
1.3
A square board with 64 light and dark squares used to play chess
2
1.8
A square board with 64 light and dark squares used for playing chess
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Checkerboard comes from checker, as in the game checkers and the idea of a 'square pattern', plus board, meaning 'flat surface'. So a checkerboard is the board with alternating squares used for games like chess or checkers.