check|er|board

check|er|board
check|er|board «CHEHK uhr BRD, -BOHRD», noun, verb.
–n.
a board marked in a pattern of 64 squares of two alternating colors, used in playing checkers or chess; chessboard.
–v.t.
to arrange, divide, or mark off into a pattern resembling a checkerboard.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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