TESSELLA Synonyms

• a written order directing a bank to pay money

• an appraisal of the state of affairs

• the bill in a restaurant

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

• the act of inspecting or verifying

• a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

• a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

• a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)

• the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

• obstructing an opponent in ice hockey

• (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king

• examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

• make an examination or investigation

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution

• put a check mark on or near or next to

• slow the growth or development of

• be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey

• develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

• consign for shipment on a vehicle

• hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping

• abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey

• stop in a chase especially when scent is lost

• mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on

• decline to initiate betting

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• place into check

• write out a check on a bank account

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

• verify by consulting a source or authority

• arrest the motion (of something) abruptly

• make cracks or chinks in

• become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

• an attendant who checks coats or baggage

• one who checks the correctness of something

• one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers

• mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on

• variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns

• of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him

• art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass

• a freeware browser

• viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves

• a pattern resembling a mosaic

• transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube

• arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture

• the paved surface of a thoroughfare

• material used to pave an area

• walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway

• having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle

• characterized by honesty and fairness

• (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

• the product of two equal terms

• an open area at the meeting of two or more streets

• something approximating the shape of a square

• someone who doesn't understand what is going on

• a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views

• any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles

• a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles

• in a straight direct way

• in a square shape

• firmly and solidly

• providing abundant nourishment

• leaving no balance

• without evasion or compromise

• rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

• make square

• raise to the second power

• cause to match, as of ideas or acts

• position so as to be square

• be compatible with

• pay someone and settle a debt

• turn the paddle; in canoeing

• turn the oar, while rowing

• a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces

• a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing

• game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.

• cover with tiles