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checkerboards

checkerboards is the plural of checkerboard.

checkerboards is the third-person singular simple present indicative of checkerboard.

Meaning of checkerboard

Noun

checkerboard (plural checkerboards)

  1. (board games) A square board divided into sixty-four equal squares arranged in eight rows and eight columns, with adjacent squares alternating in color, typically black and white, used to play chess, checkers or draughts.
    Synonyms:
    draughtboard
  2. A pattern of squares of alternating colors.
  3. A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.

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Phrases with checkerboards

Questions about checkerboards

What is checkerboards the plural of?
Checkerboards is the plural of checkerboard.

Words near checkerboards in the dictionary

  1. checkerboard
  2. checkerboard rendering
  3. checkerboarded
  4. checkerboardedness
  5. checkerboarding
  6. checkerboards
  7. checkered
  8. checkered flag
  9. checkered flags
  10. checkering
  11. checkerings

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