Definition of chequer in English:

chequer

(US checker)

noun ˈtʃɛkə

1chequersA pattern of squares, typically alternately coloured.
a geometric shape bordered by chequers
a chequer design
Example sentencesExamples
- The theme of the room was black and white checkers.
- It's a lovely red chequer pattern - is that flannel?
- Over the chancel arch is a fresco chequer pattern, probably C12.
- They opened the game room on Thursdays after school and from 3 until 8 they could play ping-pong or pool or checkers or something.
- The floor was done in a tiled checker pattern, black and white.
- I don't like checker patterns and tweed-like materials in general, and the jockey hats are a tad bit weird.
- The sun began to peek in through the faded blue checker curtains, bringing the afternoon hours with it.
- The other one was talking to the third child, a smaller boy, who was dressed in a red and black checker coat.
2North American treated as singular The game of draughts.
Example sentencesExamples
- Here, why don't you guys play some checkers to help pass the time?
- Holden cares a great deal for Jane, and they used to have a close friendship, playing checkers all the time two summers ago, when their families were summer neighbors.
- Lydia poured herself a mug each of hot apple cider and eggnog, filled her plate with warm sugar cookies and spicy gingerbread fresh from the oven, and went back in the living room to play checkers with herself.
- And experts say older women are big gamers online, though they tend to gravitate to casual time-passers like checkers, chess and Scrabble.
- Now go back to losing checkers so I can watch this.
- It is an open declaration to your opponent that you have no idea what you're doing, and that maybe checkers is your game.
- For hours they have been playing all sorts of odd and interesting games, but for now it was Bougsbie, which is a similar board game to checkers.
- There's a table to play checkers on over there, too.
- Families and friends gather on their verandas in the evening for friendly games of checkers and cards.
- He says that as the level of hacker sophistication goes up, the level of difficulty will be like the difference between checkers and chess.
- They eventually made their way to the parlor to join the men and spend the rest of the evening playing bridge, checkers, knitting and talking.
- A couple of them got to work, one or two asked to be released to talk to other teachers, and a few were playing checkers and chess quietly.
- They also played board games like checkers, chess, and dominoes.
- Chess, checkers, Candyland, or Chutes and Ladders are popular game choices for this age group.
- I bought a deck of cards and a travel game of checkers.
- Currently restrained in a wheelchair, he sat peacefully in the meadow as a young counselor helped him play checkers with a fellow ‘severely impaired’ child.
- As the boys' club organizers had hoped, thousands of children from the toughest neighborhoods were persuaded to spend their evenings indoors playing checkers or basketball.
- The most common game played by all ages is checkers.
- Play a game together, like checkers or backgammon
- So wait, hold on, he wanted to play checkers with you?
- All the hands went into the living room after dinner to play cards, chess, checkers, or other popular games.
- Downstairs Laura was playing checkers with Peggy.
- Other activities were also found helpful, including playing chess, checkers, playing a musical instrument, and reading.
- Seeing things like this just gets me wanting to play chess, lose, and resort to checkers (chess' dumber yet more outgoing brother).
- We would hone our skills at checkers, card games, and the telling of ghost stories until it was time to drop, tiredly, but happily into bed, eager to greet the next day to come.
- Devon invited me home with him for holidays, and before I knew it, I was playing checkers with Linden and Ryan, helping Dev tease Katy and Lucy, and eating whatever Melinda happened to cook.
- The place was full of stuff, mainly books, puzzles, and hundreds of different boxed games; chess, backgammon, checkers, and ones I'd never seen before.
- Later, at home, he'll ask me to explain how to play checkers, how to blow enormous bubble gum bubbles, and how to fly a kite.
- Othello, a cross between checkers and tic-tac-toe, is a popular game.
- I received a pen and quill to go along with a thick green diary, a small lute and some music sheets to play some tunes, a checkers / chess board with pieces, and a jar of lip-gloss.
- The two watched the parody of a checkers game in silence for a few moments, relaxing in the mood of the evening.
- It is common to see them playing cards, checkers, and chess with friends.
- Melissa and Joseph were playing checkers in Joseph's room while watching television and they were planning to eat lunch there.
- You can just go play checkers with Gloria or something.
- The events include basketball, chess, checkers, table tennis, roller-skating and karate.
- I wish my parents would get a hobby, like croquet or checkers.
1. 2.1 A piece used in the game of draughts.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Josiah chuckled as he watched her move her first checker piece.
  It is played by two players with 15 checkers each - one player plays black, the other white.
  His book flew out of his hand, the checkerboard slammed into the settee, and all of the little black and red checkers escaped onto the floor and skittered in all directions.
  Marbles, checkers, or stones are arranged in several piles.
  ‘Gotcha again,’ he would say, happily collecting her blue checker off of the checkerboard and placing it into his rather large pile.

verb ˈtʃɛkə

[with object]

Divide into or mark with an arrangement of squares of different colour or character.
a great plain chequered with corn and green mosses
Example sentencesExamples
- After checkering the main spring housing at 25 lpi, it was fit and blended into the frame with the bottom corner radiused.
- Fresh and fizzing with a dehumanised, holographic energy, eclectic collaborations chequer the album.
- It seems he wanted Jim to checker the top at 50 lines per inch.
- The squares of sunlight that checkered our path were coldly white.
- ‘I used to checker every pair by hand, but I bought a CNC,’ laments the reluctant Luddite.

Origin

Middle English: from exchequer. The original sense 'chessboard' gave rise to chequered meaning 'marked like a chessboard'; hence sense 1 of the noun (early 16th century).

Rhymes

Becker, checker, Cheka, Dekker, exchequer, Flecker, mecca, Neckar, Necker, Quebecker, Rebecca, Rijeka, trekker, weka, wrecker

Definition of chequer in US English:

chequer

noun & verbˈCHekərˈtʃɛkər

British spelling of checker

Origin

Middle English: from exchequer. The original sense ‘chessboard’ gave rise to chequered meaning ‘marked like a chessboard’; hence the sense ‘pattern of squares’ (early 16th century).

单词	chequer
释义	Definition of chequer in English: chequer (US checker) noun ˈtʃɛkə 1chequersA pattern of squares, typically alternately coloured. a geometric shape bordered by chequers a chequer design Example sentencesExamples The theme of the room was black and white checkers. It's a lovely red chequer pattern - is that flannel? Over the chancel arch is a fresco chequer pattern, probably C12. They opened the game room on Thursdays after school and from 3 until 8 they could play ping-pong or pool or checkers or something. The floor was done in a tiled checker pattern, black and white. I don't like checker patterns and tweed-like materials in general, and the jockey hats are a tad bit weird. The sun began to peek in through the faded blue checker curtains, bringing the afternoon hours with it. The other one was talking to the third child, a smaller boy, who was dressed in a red and black checker coat. 2North American treated as singular The game of draughts. Example sentencesExamples Here, why don't you guys play some checkers to help pass the time? Holden cares a great deal for Jane, and they used to have a close friendship, playing checkers all the time two summers ago, when their families were summer neighbors. Lydia poured herself a mug each of hot apple cider and eggnog, filled her plate with warm sugar cookies and spicy gingerbread fresh from the oven, and went back in the living room to play checkers with herself. And experts say older women are big gamers online, though they tend to gravitate to casual time-passers like checkers, chess and Scrabble. Now go back to losing checkers so I can watch this. It is an open declaration to your opponent that you have no idea what you're doing, and that maybe checkers is your game. For hours they have been playing all sorts of odd and interesting games, but for now it was Bougsbie, which is a similar board game to checkers. There's a table to play checkers on over there, too. Families and friends gather on their verandas in the evening for friendly games of checkers and cards. He says that as the level of hacker sophistication goes up, the level of difficulty will be like the difference between checkers and chess. They eventually made their way to the parlor to join the men and spend the rest of the evening playing bridge, checkers, knitting and talking. A couple of them got to work, one or two asked to be released to talk to other teachers, and a few were playing checkers and chess quietly. They also played board games like checkers, chess, and dominoes. Chess, checkers, Candyland, or Chutes and Ladders are popular game choices for this age group. I bought a deck of cards and a travel game of checkers. Currently restrained in a wheelchair, he sat peacefully in the meadow as a young counselor helped him play checkers with a fellow ‘severely impaired’ child. As the boys' club organizers had hoped, thousands of children from the toughest neighborhoods were persuaded to spend their evenings indoors playing checkers or basketball. The most common game played by all ages is checkers. Play a game together, like checkers or backgammon So wait, hold on, he wanted to play checkers with you? All the hands went into the living room after dinner to play cards, chess, checkers, or other popular games. Downstairs Laura was playing checkers with Peggy. Other activities were also found helpful, including playing chess, checkers, playing a musical instrument, and reading. Seeing things like this just gets me wanting to play chess, lose, and resort to checkers (chess' dumber yet more outgoing brother). We would hone our skills at checkers, card games, and the telling of ghost stories until it was time to drop, tiredly, but happily into bed, eager to greet the next day to come. Devon invited me home with him for holidays, and before I knew it, I was playing checkers with Linden and Ryan, helping Dev tease Katy and Lucy, and eating whatever Melinda happened to cook. The place was full of stuff, mainly books, puzzles, and hundreds of different boxed games; chess, backgammon, checkers, and ones I'd never seen before. Later, at home, he'll ask me to explain how to play checkers, how to blow enormous bubble gum bubbles, and how to fly a kite. Othello, a cross between checkers and tic-tac-toe, is a popular game. I received a pen and quill to go along with a thick green diary, a small lute and some music sheets to play some tunes, a checkers / chess board with pieces, and a jar of lip-gloss. The two watched the parody of a checkers game in silence for a few moments, relaxing in the mood of the evening. It is common to see them playing cards, checkers, and chess with friends. Melissa and Joseph were playing checkers in Joseph's room while watching television and they were planning to eat lunch there. You can just go play checkers with Gloria or something. The events include basketball, chess, checkers, table tennis, roller-skating and karate. I wish my parents would get a hobby, like croquet or checkers. 2.1 A piece used in the game of draughts. Example sentencesExamples Josiah chuckled as he watched her move her first checker piece. It is played by two players with 15 checkers each - one player plays black, the other white. His book flew out of his hand, the checkerboard slammed into the settee, and all of the little black and red checkers escaped onto the floor and skittered in all directions. Marbles, checkers, or stones are arranged in several piles. ‘Gotcha again,’ he would say, happily collecting her blue checker off of the checkerboard and placing it into his rather large pile. verb ˈtʃɛkə [with object] Divide into or mark with an arrangement of squares of different colour or character. a great plain chequered with corn and green mosses Example sentencesExamples After checkering the main spring housing at 25 lpi, it was fit and blended into the frame with the bottom corner radiused. Fresh and fizzing with a dehumanised, holographic energy, eclectic collaborations chequer the album. It seems he wanted Jim to checker the top at 50 lines per inch. The squares of sunlight that checkered our path were coldly white. ‘I used to checker every pair by hand, but I bought a CNC,’ laments the reluctant Luddite. Origin Middle English: from exchequer. The original sense 'chessboard' gave rise to chequered meaning 'marked like a chessboard'; hence sense 1 of the noun (early 16th century). Rhymes Becker, checker, Cheka, Dekker, exchequer, Flecker, mecca, Neckar, Necker, Quebecker, Rebecca, Rijeka, trekker, weka, wrecker Definition of chequer in US English: chequer noun & verbˈCHekərˈtʃɛkər British spelling of checker Origin Middle English: from exchequer. The original sense ‘chessboard’ gave rise to chequered meaning ‘marked like a chessboard’; hence the sense ‘pattern of squares’ (early 16th century).
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