checks
Squares on fabric
Checks covers a lot of ground.
As a noun, checks are patterns of intersecting lines forming squares, verification procedures background checks, or written orders to a bank to pay money from an account.
In American English, check is also the bill at a restaurant.
The verb check means to verify, inspect, or restrain check your ego.
In chess, check announces that the king is under attack.
In hockey, a check is a legal body blow against an opponent.
The exclamation check! confirms that something has been completed or verified.
Checked plain-weave cotton
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- plaidWoven crisscross pattern
- houndstoothFour-pointed check pattern
- argyleMulticolored diamond textile pattern
buffalo · windowpane · madras · shepherd's · grid · squares · pincheck · glen
Place for safekeeping
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- fundsAvailable financial resources
- overdraftSpending past zero
balance · cashier's · endorsement · bounced · payee · drawer · routing · NSF
Formal assessment of condition
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
certification · attestation · background · quality · safety · reality · soundness · audit
Parasitic eight-legged pest
- notationSystem of written symbols
- tallyRecorded count
- markVisible impression or sign
- indicatorSign revealing status
symbol · approval · completion · verified · box · checkbox · sign-off · confirmation
Male crowned ruler
- checkmateInescapable capture position
- opponentOne who contends against
- boardFlat rigid panel
- moveChange location or act
strategy · escape · block · attack · stalemate · grandmaster · gambit · defense
Control over impulses
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- curbRaised road margin
- limitationBound on extent
- inhibitionMental check on behavior
control · balance · counterbalance · safeguard · accountability · oversight · regulation · brake
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Checked plain-weave cotton
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- plaidWoven crisscross pattern
- houndstoothFour-pointed check pattern
argyle · buffalo · windowpane · madras · shepherd's · grid · squares · pincheck · glen · two-tone
deposit
Place for safekeeping
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- fundsAvailable financial resources
overdraft · balance · cashier's · endorsement · bounced · payee · drawer · routing · NSF · ledger
inspection
Formal assessment of condition
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
credentials · certification · attestation · background · quality · safety · reality · soundness · audit · review
tick
Parasitic eight-legged pest
indicator · symbol · approval · completion · verified · box · checkbox · sign-off · confirmation · list
king
Male crowned ruler
move · strategy · escape · block · attack · stalemate · grandmaster · gambit · defense · endgame
restraint
Control over impulses
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- curbRaised road margin
- limitationBound on extent
inhibition · control · balance · counterbalance · safeguard · accountability · oversight · regulation · brake · rein
- bankingbank, banks, ATM, ATMs, account
- financebank, CFO, banks, controller, finance
- American diningdiners, free refills, doggy bag, tipping, hamburgers
- fabric patternsfloral print, pinstripes, geometric print, herringbone, houndstooth
- markingsspots, specks, speckles, lines, dots
- holds backrestrains, withholds, suppresses, represses, inhibits
checksoverlooks
Misses or surveys
ignores · disregards · neglects · misses · skips
checkswire transfers
Electronic fund transmissions
electronic transfers · direct deposits · digital payments · Venmo · PayPal
- check outSettle up and leave
- check inConfirm your arrival
- checked outDeparted or zoned out
- check it outCasual urging to observe
- checking outExamining or departing
- rain checkPromise to reschedule
check, checked, checking, checkered, checkers, checker, checklist, checkpoint, checkerboard