check
Translation
cheque, bill, check, check pattern
Examples
He wrote several checks today.
He wrote several cheques today.
The fabric has blue and white checks.
The fabric has blue and white checks.
She does security checks at the airport.
She does security checks at the airport.
Grammar Patterns
a pattern of checks a pattern of checks The fabric has blue and white checks.
to do security checks to do security checks She does security checks at the airport.
Similar Words
Synonyms: bill, invoice (restaurant); pattern, plaid (fabric)
Etymology
From Old French 'eschec' (a check in chess). The sense of 'control' led to its use for a financial instrument (a cheque) and for a pattern.
Memory Tips
This is the plural of the noun 'check'. It can mean multiple bank cheques, or the squares in a pattern.