Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a pattern of checks or squares.
- adjective Held in check; restrained.
- adjective Linguistics Situated in a stopped or closed syllable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Checkered or variegated.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Held back from some action especially by force.
- adjective having a pattern of alternating dark and light squares in rows and columns.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective North America Having a pattern of
checks ;checkered . - adjective phonology Of
syllables , having acoda . - adjective phonology Of
consonants ,glottalized . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
check .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective patterned with alternating squares of color
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Examples
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After all, while it's clear that this fight has been a PR boon to Scottevest, you can't blame them for taking advantage of Delta's censorship (which not incidentally takes place to protect their ability to collect millions of dollars in checked baggage fees).
Matt Browner Hamlin: Scottevest vs Delta Matt Browner Hamlin 2010
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I read that packing jewelry in checked luggage is not advisable, although I certainly do not have diamonds, rubies, or anything of the sort in my possession.
Shipping Items 2009
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I read that packing jewelry in checked luggage is not advisable, although I certainly do not have diamonds, rubies, or anything of the sort in my possession.
Shipping Items 2009
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I read that packing jewelry in checked luggage is not advisable, although I certainly do not have diamonds, rubies, or anything of the sort in my possession.
Shipping Items 2009
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I read that packing jewelry in checked luggage is not advisable, although I certainly do not have diamonds, rubies, or anything of the sort in my possession.
Shipping Items 2009
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For traveling with wine in checked baggage we found a product called Wineskin.
Astor Wines says no to Styro, yes to plastic sleeves | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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Erin checked the manufacturer's website and found no announced firmware updates, and the newer titles play just fine.
Watch Out For Firmware Shenanigans At Best Buy - The Consumerist 2009
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I read that packing jewelry in checked luggage is not advisable, although I certainly do not have diamonds, rubies, or anything of the sort in my possession.
Shipping Items 2009
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Voting to allow firearms to be in checked baggage on Amtrak
No 'Buck Fever' this Season--Sportsmen Line Up for Bennet 2010
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I read that packing jewelry in checked luggage is not advisable, although I certainly do not have diamonds, rubies, or anything of the sort in my possession.
Shipping Items 2009
slumry commented on the word checked
A checked shirt...or, if you must, a checkered shirt.
July 12, 2007
reesetee commented on the word checked
Around these parts, checkered is preferred to describe a pattern such as one would see on your lovely shirt. Can't say I've ever heard someone use "checked" the same way...but it could be that I haven't been listening.
July 12, 2007