See checker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ipa": "/ˈtʃɛkə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɛkɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛkə(ɹ)"
}
],
"word": "checker"
}
{
"categories": [
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:English/ɛkə(ɹ)",
"Rhymes:English/ɛkə(ɹ)/2 syllables"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "checkerberry"
},
{
"word": "checkerbloom"
},
{
"word": "checkermallow"
}
],
"etymology_number": "3",
"etymology_text": "Alteration of chequer.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "checkers",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "chequer",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"UK"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "checker (plural checkers)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
],
"glosses": [
"The fruit of the wild service tree or chequer tree, Photinia villosa, syn. Sorbus terminalis"
],
"links": [
[
"wild service tree",
"wild service tree"
],
[
"chequer tree",
"chequer tree"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈtʃɛkə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/38/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-checker.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-checker.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/38/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-checker.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-checker.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɛkɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛkə(ɹ)"
}
],
"word": "checker"
}
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