checks
/t͡ʃɛks/
checks is the plural of check.
checks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of check.
Meaning of check
Noun
check (plural checks)
- An inspection or examination.
- I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check.
- A control; a limit or stop.
- checks and balances
- A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.
- Norton had made a neat, lawyerly check beside each of the items he and Billy had picked up—half a dozen or so, including the milk and a six-pack of Coke.1980, Stephen King, The Mist, Viking Press
- An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
- I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount.
- Synonyms:
- cheque
- A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
- I summoned the waiter, paid the check, and hurried to leave.
Proper noun capitalized: Checks
Checks
- plural of Check
Phrases with checks
- A checks
- B checks
- checks in
- checks on
- checks up
- bad checks
- bed checks
- bug checks
- checks off
- checks out
- cup checks
- fit checks
84 more phrasesFewer phrases
- gut checks
- hip checks
- hot checks
- mic checks
- pay checks
- wet checks
- blue checks
- body checks
- butt checks
- checks into
- checks over
- checks play
- coat checks
- desk checks
- fact checks
- mike checks
- pass checks
- rain checks
- smog checks
- spot checks
- time checks
- vibe checks
- blank checks
- brake checks
- checks notes
- checks up on
- cross checks
- heart checks
- nappy checks
- speed checks
- spell checks
- breath checks
- diaper checks
- double checks
- pantry checks
- return checks
- rubber checks
- sanity checks
- signal checks
- triple checks
- baggage checks
- bounced checks
- checks through
- counter checks
- dustbin checks
- reality checks
- welfare checks
- attitude checks
- checks the math
- checks upstairs
- enhanced checks
- revealed checks
- shoulder checks
- wellness checks
- cashier's checks
- cashiers' checks
- certified checks
- perimeter checks
- perpetual checks
- background checks
- discovered checks
- early life checks
- traveler's checks
- travelers' checks
- checks at the door
- "early life" checks
- checks and balances
- hand in one's checks
- pass in one's checks
- hands in one's checks
- checks in with oneself
- handed in one's checks
- passed in one's checks
- passes in one's checks
- Prince of Wales checks
- handing in one's checks
- passing in one's checks
- cyclic redundancy checks
- write checks one can't cash
- writes checks one can't cash
- writing checks one can't cash
- checks one's eyelids for leaks
- wrote checks one couldn't cash
- written checks one couldn't cash
Words that rhyme with checks
Questions about checks
- What is checks the plural of?
- Checks is the plural of check.
- What part of speech is checks?
- Checks is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce checks?
- Checks is pronounced /t͡ʃɛks/.
Words near checks in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: checks (page history and authors); Checks (page history and authors); check (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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