checkered


Definition: Meaning of, checkered in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈʧɛkəd /

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also chequered [British English]
  1. having a pattern made up of squares of two different colours
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  2. have a checkered history/career/past etc to have had periods of failure as well as successful times in your past
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checkered used in phrases

  • checkered adder (noun)
    1. nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes
  • checkered daffodil (noun)
    1. eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental
  • checkered flag (noun)
    1. a flag covered with black and white squares that is waved at the beginning and end of a motor race
  • checkered lily (noun)
    1. any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers
  • checkered whiptail (noun)
    1. markings are darker and more marked than in western whiptail; from southeastern Colorado to eastern Chihuahua
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