Adjective: chequered che-ku(r)d
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: checkered)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: checker)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: checkered)
- Patterned with alternating squares of colour
"He wore a chequered shirt to the picnic";
- checked, checkered [N. Amer]
- Marked by changeable fortune
"a chequered business career";
- checkered [N. Amer]
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: checker)
- Mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
"She chequered the game board before starting"; "They chequered the floor with black and white tiles";
- check [N. Amer], checker [N. Amer]
- Variegate with different colours, shades, or patterns
"The artist chequered the floor with black and white tiles"; "Autumn chequered the landscape with vibrant colours";
- checker [N. Amer]
See also: changeable, changeful, patterned
Type of: draw, variegate, vary
Encyclopedia: Chequered
Chequer, Paul