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General dictionaries General (34 matching dictionaries)
  1. check: Merriam-Webster.com [home, info]
  2. check, check: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries [home, info]
  3. check: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
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  5. check, check: Macmillan Dictionary [home, info]
  6. Check, check: Wordnik [home, info]
  7. check: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary [home, info]
  8. Check, check: Wiktionary [home, info]
  9. check: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
  10. check: V2 Vocabulary Building Dictionary [home, info]
  11. check: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
  12. check: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
  13. check: Dictionary.com [home, info]
  14. check (n.): Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
  15. check: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
  16. check: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
  17. check: Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms [home, info]
  18. Check (Young Thug song), Check (board game), Check (chess), Check (fabric), Check (pattern), Check (poker), Check (unit testing framework), Check: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
  19. check: Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs [home, info]
  20. Check: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
  21. check: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
  22. check: Rhymezone [home, info]
  23. check: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
  24. check: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
  25. check: All About Homonyms [home, info]
  26. check: Free Dictionary [home, info]
  27. check: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
  28. check: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
  29. Check, check: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
  30. check: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
  31. check: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations [home, info]
  32. check: Vocabulary.com [home, info]

Art dictionaries Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Check: English-Chinese Dictionary of Graphic Communications (Big 5) [home, info]
  2. CHECK: Technical Glossary of Theatre Terms [home, info]

Business dictionaries Business (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. Check: MoneyGlossary.com [home, info]
  2. check: Webster's New World Finance & Investment Dictionary [home, info]
  3. check: Webster's New World Law Dictionary [home, info]
  4. check: Law.com Dictionary [home, info]
  5. check: Everybody's Legal Dictionary [home, info]
  6. check: Travel Industry Dictionary [home, info]
  7. check: INVESTORWORDS [home, info]
  8. Check: THE 'LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY'S REFERENCE ROOM [home, info]
  9. CHECK: Accounting Glossary [home, info]
  10. check: Glossary of Legal Terms [home, info]
  11. Check: Bloomberg Financial Glossary [home, info]
  12. Check: Construction Term Glossary [home, info]
  13. CHECK: Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition [home, info]
  14. Check: Investopedia [home, info]
  15. Check (disambiguation), Check (finance), check: Legal dictionary [home, info]
  16. Check (disambiguation), Check: Financial dictionary [home, info]
  17. check: BusinessDictionary.com [home, info]

Computing dictionaries Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Check (disambiguation), check: Encyclopedia [home, info]

Medicine dictionaries Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Check (disambiguation), check: Medical dictionary [home, info]

Miscellaneous dictionaries Miscellaneous (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. check: Encyclopedia of Graphic Symbols [home, info]
  2. Check: Brilliant Dream Dictionary [home, info]
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Religion dictionaries Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. CHECK: Glossary of Biblical English of the Authorised Version of the HOLY BIBLE [home, info]

Slang dictionaries Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. check: American-Australian Slang Dictionary [home, info]
  2. Check: Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade [home, info]
  3. CHECK, Check: Urban Dictionary [home, info]

Sports dictionaries Sports (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. Check: Dan's Poker [home, info]
  2. Check: Chess Dictionary [home, info]
  3. Check: winyourwager.com Gambling Glossary [home, info]
  4. Check: Gambling Glossary [home, info]
  5. check, check: Hickok Sports Glossaries [home, info]
  6. Check: Texas Hold'em Dictionary [home, info]
  7. Check: Poker Terms [home, info]
  8. Check: Sports Definitions [home, info]

Tech dictionaries Tech (5 matching dictionaries)
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  5. Check: Urban Conservation Glossary [home, info]

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Quick definitions from WordNet (check)

noun:  the act of inspecting or verifying ("They made a check of their equipment")
noun:  (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
noun:  obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
noun:  a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard) ("She wore a skirt with checks")
noun:  a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
noun:  the bill in a restaurant ("He asked the waiter for the check")
noun:  a written order directing a bank to pay money ("He paid all his bills by check")
noun:  the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
noun:  an appraisal of the state of affairs ("A check on its dependability under stress")
noun:  a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc. ("As he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name")
noun:  the state of inactivity following an interruption ("Held them in check")
noun:  additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
noun:  something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
verb:  hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping ("Check your coat at the door")
verb:  consign for shipment on a vehicle ("Check your luggage before boarding")
verb:  make an examination or investigation ("Check into the rumor")
verb:  block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
verb:  be verified or confirmed; pass inspection ("These stories don't check!")
verb:  make cracks or chinks in ("The heat checked the paint")
verb:  arrest the motion (of something) abruptly ("He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve")
verb:  slow the growth or development of
verb:  examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition ("Check the brakes")
verb:  put a check mark on or next to ("Please check each name on the list")
verb:  verify by consulting a source or authority ("Check the spelling of this word")
verb:  write out a check on a bank account
verb:  place into check ("He checked my kings")
verb:  hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of ("Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia")
verb:  decline to initiate betting
verb:  mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
verb:  stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution ("She checked for an instant and missed a step")
verb:  stop in a chase especially when scent is lost ("The dog checked")
verb:  abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey, of falcons
verb:  become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
verb:  be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
verb:  find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort ("Check whether the train leaves on time")
verb:  train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
verb:  be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics ("The handwriting checks with the signature on the check")
verb:  lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
name:  A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #17833)

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Words similar to check:   arrest, curb, tab, agree, ascertain, assay, assure, berate, break, bridle, checked, checker, checking, checkless, checkout, cheque, chequer, chide, chink, chip, more...


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