checkers

/ (ˈtʃɛkəz) /

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noun

(functioning as singular) US and Canadian a game for two players using a checkerboard and 12 checkers each. The object is to jump over and capture the opponent's pieces

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Words nearby checkers

checkerboard, checkered, checkered career, checkered flag, checkered lily, checkers, checkerspot, checkerwork, checkhook, check-in, checking account

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The higher your score, the more likely it is that you can lip-sync along to the “Checkers” Speech.
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For the older children, checkers and dominoes are most excellent indoor games.
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Checkers says he hunts on the Campagna, and being a reckless rider, cuts quite a figure there.
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Checkers was tickled to death with my anonymous letter signed “Brown Eyes.”
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We both went rather shakily into the parlor, but at that very moment, Checkers came in, his face quite pale and sober.
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To one side of the room were several tables, at which men were already seated, playing cards or checkers.
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