checkered
[ chek-erd ]
/ ˈtʃɛk ərd /
adjective
marked by numerous and various shifts or changes; variegated: a checkered career.
marked by dubious episodes; suspect in character or quality: a checkered past.
marked with squares: a checkered fabric.
diversified in color; alternately light and shadowed: the checkered shade beneath trees.
SYNONYMS FOR checkered
OTHER WORDS FROM checkered
un·check·ered, adjectiveWords nearby checkered
checkedy,
checker,
checkerberry,
checkerbloom,
checkerboard,
checkered,
checkered career,
checkered flag,
checkered lily,
checkers,
checkerspot
Definition for checkered (2 of 2)
checker
1
[ chek-er ]
/ ˈtʃɛk ər /
noun
a small, usually red or black disk of plastic or wood, used in playing checkers.
checkers,
- Also called, British, draughts.(used with a singular verb) a game played by two persons, each with 12 playing pieces, on a checkerboard.
- (in a regenerative furnace) loosely stacked brickwork through which furnace gases and incoming air are passed in turn, so that the heat of the exhaust is absorbed and later transferred to the incoming air.
a checkered pattern.
one of the squares of a checkered pattern.
verb (used with object)
Also
British,
che·quer.
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British Dictionary definitions for checkered (1 of 2)
checker
1
/ (ˈtʃɛkə) /
noun, verb
the usual US spelling of chequer
noun
textiles a variant spelling of chequer (def. 2)
US and Canadian
any one of the 12 flat thick discs used by each player in the game of checkers
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): draughtsman
British Dictionary definitions for checkered (2 of 2)
checker
2
/ (ˈtʃɛkə) /
noun mainly US and Canadian
a cashier, esp in a supermarket
an attendant in a cloakroom, left-luggage office, etc