chessboard
noun
the board, identical with a checkerboard, used for playing chess.
chessboards
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pluralof chessboard.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Nine of the brand’s U.S.-based hotels offer a selection of chessboards that can be sent up to guests’ rooms.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2022
Before “Fortnite,” “Minecraft,” “Myst,” “Tetris” and “Pong” there were backyard baseball diamonds, chessboards and hopscotch tiles etched or placed on the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2020
There are footballs, golf balls, softballs, chessboards, Legos–everything a curious kid could dream of–covering our office space.
From Time ● Nov. 2, 2015
The alternating colors on chessboards should be muted—“soft to the eye, not glaring or highly reflective, as players study the board for hours at a time,” said Mr. Seirawan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2015
The floors were like marble chessboards, and the ceilings were like cakes.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
