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checkerboard

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun checkerboard has 1 sense
  1. checkerboard - a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors
    --1 is a kind of
    board, gameboard
    --1 is a part of chess, chess game; checkers, draughts
    --1 has part: square; diagonal
    --1 has particulars: chessboard

Definitions from the Web

Checkerboard

Description:

A checkerboard is a patterned board with regularly spaced squares of alternating colors, typically black and white. It is used for playing board games such as checkers or chess.

Parts of Speech:

  • Noun
  • Verb

Senses and Usages:

Noun:

1. A square board divided into 64 equal squares in an 8x8 grid pattern, typically used for playing checkers or chess.

Example sentence: The old man taught his grandson how to play chess on the checkerboard.

2. A pattern or design resembling a checkerboard.

Example sentence: The kitchen floor had a beautiful black and white checkerboard pattern.

Verb:

1. To mark or design with a pattern of alternating squares, resembling a checkerboard.

Example sentence: She checkerboarded the walls of her studio apartment using different shades of pink and white.

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