checkerboard
/ˈtʃɛkərˌbɔrd/
verb
- To mark or arrange something in a pattern of alternating squares or patches.
- The artist checkerboarded the canvas with bright and dark colors.
- They checkerboarded the tiles in the kitchen floor for a classic look.
- The farmer checkerboarded the field with alternating crops of corn and soybeans.
noun
- A board with a pattern of alternating light and dark squares, used for playing checkers or chess.
- The old checkerboard had worn squares from years of use.
- She bought a wooden checkerboard for her grandson's birthday.
- He set up the chess pieces on the checkerboard before the game started.
- A pattern or arrangement that resembles a checkerboard, with alternating colors or textures.
- The garden was laid out like a checkerboard with rows of red and white tulips.
- The city's streets form a checkerboard pattern of blocks.
- Her dress had a black-and-white checkerboard design.
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