English Explanatory Dictionary

checkwork

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pattern of alternate squares like those of a checkerboard.
  2. Work that is done in order to check (inspect or verify) something.
  3. The mechanism on a reel that halts it when it is unwinding.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-checkwork.wav

Word forms

checkwork

Etymology

From check + work.

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