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Synonyms for chess
tʃɛschess

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  1. chess, cheat, Bromus secalinusnoun

    weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

    Synonyms:
    cheat, chess game, darnel, rig, cheater, bearded darnel, deceiver, beguiler, tare, trickster, slicker, swindle, cheating

  2. chess, chess gamenoun

    a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king

    Synonyms:
    chess game, cheat

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  1. chaturanga

    indian word for four

    chess board has 64 squares, chaturanga is warrior pose on all fours staff position.

    Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019  

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  1. List of paraphrases for "chess":

    failures, chessboard, failure

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. CHESS

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How to use chess in a sentence?

  1. Alexander Alekhine:

    Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.

  2. Raymond Chandler:

    Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency.

  3. Hossein Kanani Moghadam:

    I believe Trump is a poker player, playing with open cards. But our Supreme Leader is a chess player who is playing under the table, it seems this is the battle of two wills. And it seems Trump's will is more to scare the other side whereas we are not scared of Trump at all.

  4. Tony Robbins:

    I don't want people to be pawns in someone else's game anymore, I want them to be the chess players.

  5. Howard Stern:

    I want my freedom to live, i want to get out of the house. I want to go next door and play chess. I want to go take some pictures.


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