chequer /chekˈər/

1. A chessboard, also a chess piece (archaic)
2. Alternation of colours, as on a chessboard
3. One of the pieces used in Chinese chequers and draughts

1. To mark in squares of different colours
2. To variegate
3. To interrupt

cheqˈuered or checkˈered adjective

1. Variegated, like a chessboard
2. Varying in character
3. Eventful, with alternations of good and bad fortune, as in a chequered career

cheqˈuers singular noun

1. The game of draughts
2. Any of various similar games, such as Chinese chequers

cheqˈuerwise adverb

cheqˈuerboard noun

A draughtboard

chequered flag noun

The black-and-white flag shown to the winner and subsequent finishers in a motor race

chequered skipper noun

A rare British butterfly (Carterocephalus palaemon) having dark-brown wings with light gold markings resembling those on a chessboard

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