Associations to the word «Checkmate»
Noun
- Rook
- Pawn
- Chess
- Mate
- Check
- Move
- Opponent
- Knight
- Queen
- Bishop
- Piece
- King
- Waller
- Player
- Win
- Draw
- Black
- Game
- Position
- Emile
- Sasha
- Giver
- Diaz
- Cabot
- Mover
- Diagram
- Amanda
- Rout
- Tess
- Crossover
- Directive
- Hodgson
- Bordeaux
- Katherine
- Booster
- Rake
- Maxwell
- Capture
- Splinter
- Outsider
- Bliss
- Mister
- Operative
- Ashton
- Ninja
- Miniseries
- Ltd
- Stein
- Jon
- Mat
- Maya
- Ballet
- Batman
- Superhero
- Square
- Notation
- Sacrifice
- Repetition
- Odds
- Squad
- Method
- Carr
- Savage
- Practice
- Commando
- Dc
- Suicide
- Comic
- Loss
- Incarnation
- Crisis
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
CHECKMATE, interjection. (chess) Word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move.
CHECKMATE, noun. The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
CHECKMATE, noun. (figuratively) (by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
CHECKMATE, verb. (transitive) (chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
CHECKMATE, verb. (transitive) (by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
Dictionary definition
CHECKMATE, noun. Complete victory.
CHECKMATE, noun. A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king.
CHECKMATE, verb. Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.