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chess
1[ ches ]
noun
- a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
chess
2[ ches ]
noun
- any of several weedy species of bromegrass, especially Bromus secalinus.
chess
3[ ches ]
noun
- one of the planks forming the roadway of a floating bridge.
chess
1/ ʃɛ /
noun
- a game of skill for two players using a chessboard on which chessmen are moved. Initially each player has one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns, which have different types of moves according to kind. The object is to checkmate the opponent's king
chess
2/ ʃɛ /
noun
- a less common name for rye-brome
chess
3/ ʃɛ /
noun
- a floorboard of the deck of a pontoon bridge
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Example Sentences
Ms Rossa said he was great at chess and loved spending time with his dog Daisy.
But this food aid appears to have become be another chess piece in the joust between California and the Trump administration’s efforts to pressure state and local officials to follow its edicts.
He started to train his brain with games like chess, and slowly the songwriting abilities returned.
And - even better - over time his ability to use the implant has grown to the point he can now play chess and video games.
As he attempts to move the pieces around on the international chess board, Donald Trump has little time for other countries' ambitions.
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