Chequer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers

mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɔsɡɹeɪndnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌaɪtəʊtɐksˈɒnəmi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌaɪtəʊtɐksˈɒnəmi/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɔsɡɹeɪndnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

checker check

Parts of Speech

noun	one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
verb	mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
verb	variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns

Word Forms

check

noun

a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Checker

eine der flachen runden Figuren, die beim Damespiel verwendet werden

🇫🇷French

vérificateur

une des pièces rondes et plates utilisées pour jouer au jeu de dames

🇪🇸Spanish

inspector

Una de las piezas redondas y planas que se utilizan para jugar al juego de damas.

🇮🇹Italian

controllore

uno dei pezzi rotondi piatti utilizzati nel gioco della dama

🇳🇱Dutch

controleur

een van de platte ronde stukken die worden gebruikt bij het spelen van dammen

🇵🇹Portuguese

verificador

uma das peças redondas planas usadas no jogo de damas

🇷🇺Russian

шашка

одна из плоских круглых фигурок, используемых при игре в шашки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परीक्षक

चेकर्स का खेल खेलने में उपयोग किए जाने वाले चपटे गोल टुकड़ों में से एक

🇧🇩Bengali

পরীক্ষক

চেকারের খেলা খেলতে ব্যবহৃত সমতল বৃত্তাকার টুকরাগুলির মধ্যে একটি

🇮🇳Tamil

சரிபார்ப்பவர்

செக்கர்ஸ் விளையாட்டில் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் தட்டையான சுற்று துண்டுகளில் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

తనిఖీ చేసేవాడు

చెక్కర్స్ గేమ్ ఆడటానికి ఉపయోగించే ఫ్లాట్ రౌండ్ ముక్కలలో ఒకటి

🇮🇳Marathi

तपासक

चेकर्सचा खेळ खेळण्यासाठी वापरल्या जाणाऱ्या सपाट गोल तुकड्यांपैकी एक

🇮🇳Gujarati

તપાસનાર

ચેકર્સની રમત રમવા માટે વપરાતા સપાટ ગોળ ટુકડાઓમાંથી એક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರೀಕ್ಷಕ

ಚೆಕರ್ಸ್ ಆಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸುವ ಫ್ಲಾಟ್ ಸುತ್ತಿನ ತುಂಡುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചെക്കർ

ചെക്കർ ഗെയിം കളിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന പരന്ന റൗണ്ട് പീസുകളിൽ ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੈਕਰ

ਚੈਕਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਖੇਡ ਖੇਡਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਫਲੈਟ ਗੋਲ ਟੁਕੜਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

چیکر

چیکرس کا کھیل کھیلنے میں استعمال ہونے والے فلیٹ گول ٹکڑوں میں سے ایک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

检查员

跳棋游戏中使用的扁平圆形棋子之一

🇯🇵Japanese

チェッカー

チェッカーのゲームに使用される平らな丸い駒の 1 つ

🇰🇷Korean

체커

체커 게임에 사용되는 편평하고 둥근 조각 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người kiểm tra

một trong những quân cờ tròn dẹt dùng để chơi cờ đam

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวตรวจสอบ

หนึ่งในหมากกลมแบนที่ใช้ในการเล่นเกมหมากฮอส

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemeriksa

salah satu bidak bulat datar yang digunakan dalam permainan catur

🇵🇭Filipino

checker

isa sa mga flat round na piraso na ginagamit sa paglalaro ng pamato

🇲🇾Malay

penyemak

salah satu kepingan bulat leper yang digunakan dalam permainan dam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فاحص

إحدى القطع المستديرة المسطحة المستخدمة في لعبة الداما

🇮🇷Persian

چکر

یکی از مهره های گرد تخت که در بازی چکرز استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

denetleyici

dama oyununda kullanılan düz yuvarlak taşlardan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוֹדֵק

אחד הכלים העגולים השטוחים המשמשים במשחק הדמקה

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The primary meaning of 'chequer' is 'one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers'.

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