checkered
— Adjective
– English
～ marked by changeable fortune; "a checkered business career"
checkered
— Adjective
– English
～ patterned with alternating squares of color
checkered adder
— Noun
– English
～ nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes
checkers
— Noun
– English
～ a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces