CHEQUER

checker, chequer

(noun) one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers

checker, chequer

(verb) variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns

check, checker, chequer

(verb) mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

chequer (plural chequers)

The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.

Alternative spelling of checker (in certain senses only)

Verb

chequer (third-person singular simple present chequers, present participle chequering, simple past and past participle chequered)

Alternative spelling of checker

Source: Wiktionary


Cheq"uer, n. & v.

Definition: Same as Checker.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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