chess 音标拼音: [tʃ'ɛs]
n . 象棋,国际象棋
象棋,国际象棋
chess n 1 :
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat [
synonym : {
chess }, {
cheat }, {
Bromus secalinus }]
2 :
a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules ;
the object is to checkmate the opponent '
s king [
synonym : {
chess }, {
chess game }]
Cheat \
Cheat \,
n . [
rob .
an abbrevation of escheat ,
lands or tenements that fall to a lord or to the state by forfeiture ,
or by the death of the tenant without heirs ;
the meaning being explained by the frauds ,
real or supposed ,
that were resorted to in procuring escheats .
See {
Escheat }.]
1 .
An act of deception or fraud ;
that which is the means of fraud or deception ;
a fraud ;
a trick ;
imposition ;
imposture .
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When I consider life , '
tis all a cheat . --
Dryden .
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2 .
One who cheats or deceives ;
an impostor ;
a deceiver ;
a cheater .
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Airy wonders ,
which cheats interpret . --
Johnson [
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3 . (
Bot .)
A troublesome grass ,
growing as a weed in grain fields ; --
called also {
chess }.
See {
Chess }.
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4 . (
Law )
The obtaining of property from another by an intentional active distortion of the truth .
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Note :
When cheats are effected by deceitful or illegal symbols or tokens which may affect the public at large and against which common prudence could not have guarded ,
they are indictable at common law . --
Wharton .
Syn :
Deception ;
imposture ;
fraud ;
delusion ;
artifice ;
trick ;
swindle ;
deceit ;
guile ;
finesse ;
stratagem .
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Chess \
Chess \,
n . (
Bot .)
A species of brome grass ({
Bromus secalinus })
which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields ,
and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat ;
it bears a very slight resemblance to oats ,
and if reaped and ground up with wheat ,
so as to be used for food ,
is said to produce narcotic effects ; --
called also {
cheat }
and {
Willard '
s bromus }. [
U .
S .]
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Note :
Other species of brome grass are called {
upright chess }, {
soft chess },
etc .
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Chess \
Chess \ (
ch [
e ^]
s ),
n . [
OE .
ches ,
F . ['
e ]
checs ,
prop .
pl .
of ['
e ]
chec check .
See 1st {
Check }.]
A game played on a chessboard ,
by two persons ,
with two differently colored sets of men ,
sixteen in each set .
Each player has a king ,
a queen ,
two bishops ,
two knights ,
two castles or rooks ,
and eight pawns .
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120 Moby Thesaurus words for "
chess ":
Monopoly ,
Ping -
Pong ,
Rugby ,
Scrabble ,
archery ,
association football ,
backgammon ,
badminton ,
bagatelle ,
ball ,
bandy ,
baseball ,
basketball ,
battledore and shuttlecock ,
beano ,
billiards ,
bingo ,
bowling ,
bowls ,
boxing ,
cat ,
catch ,
charades ,
checkers ,
climbing ,
crambo ,
cricket ,
croquet ,
curling ,
discus ,
dominoes ,
draughts ,
fencing ,
fishing ,
fives ,
football ,
ghost ,
gliding ,
go ,
golf ,
handball ,
hide -
and -
seek ,
hiking ,
hockey ,
hopscotch ,
horseshoes ,
hunting ,
hurdling ,
ice hockey ,
jacks ,
jackstones ,
jackstraws ,
keno ,
lacrosse ,
lawn tennis ,
leapfrog ,
lotto ,
luging ,
marbles ,
merels ,
motorcycling ,
mountaineering ,
mumble -
the -
peg ,
ninepins ,
pall -
mall ,
pallone ,
pelota ,
polo ,
pool ,
post office ,
pushball ,
pyramids ,
quintain ,
quoits ,
racquets ,
riding ,
roller skating ,
rounders ,
rowing ,
sailing ,
sailplaning ,
sculling ,
shinny ,
shooting ,
shot -
put ,
shuffleboard ,
skating ,
skeet ,
skeet shooting ,
ski -
jumping ,
skiing ,
skin -
diving ,
skittles ,
sledding ,
snooker ,
snorkel diving ,
snowmobiling ,
soccer ,
softball ,
sports ,
squash ,
stickball ,
surfing ,
table tennis ,
tennis ,
tenpins ,
tent pegging ,
tetherball ,
ticktacktoe ,
tiddlywinks ,
tilting ,
tipcat ,
tivoli ,
tobogganing ,
trapshooting ,
tug of war ,
volleyball ,
water polo ,
waterskiing ,
wrestling
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