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Checks vs Checkers - What's the difference?

checks | checkers |

As nouns the difference between checks and checkers

is that checks is while checkers is (board games|us|canada|in the singular) a game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them other european varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces.

As verbs the difference between checks and checkers

is that checks is (check) while checkers is (checker).

checks

English

Noun

(head)
  • There are seven checks left in the book.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (check)
  • He checks the bin for more potatoes.
    ----

    checkers

    Etymology

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (-)
  • (board games, US, Canada, in the singular) A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. Other European varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces.
  • English plurals
  • (board games, US, Canada, in the plural) the playing pieces in the game of checkers.
  • Synonyms

    * draughts (UK)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (checker)
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