CHESS MOVE 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

• complete victory

• a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

• place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

• a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

• a coordinated sequence of chess moves

• a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock

• a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose

• an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)

• the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order

• the act of combining things to form a new whole

• (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board

• act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

• a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

• (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

• a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

• the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

• a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

• a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)

• processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

• (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated

• chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

• a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)

• the act of changing one thing for another thing

• the act of giving something in return for something received

• a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

• a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members

• (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes

• reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)

• the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:

• (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop

• (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value

• give to, and receive from, one another

• exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

• change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence

• hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent

• put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

• exchange a penalty for a less severe one

• an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

• a maneuver in a game or conversation

• a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position

• a military training exercise

• a plan for attaining a particular goal

• a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

• a move made to gain a tactical end

• an action aimed at evading an opponent

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• act in order to achieve a certain goal

• perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense

• the act of deciding to do something

• the act of changing your residence or place of business

• a change of position that does not entail a change of location

• the act of changing location from one place to another

• (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

• change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

• cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

• move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

• change residence, affiliation, or place of employment

• follow a procedure or take a course

• be in a state of action

• go or proceed from one point to another

• perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

• give an incentive for action

• arouse sympathy or compassion in

• dispose of by selling

• progress by being changed

• live one's life in a specified environment

• have a turn; make one's move in a game

• propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

• first or beginning

• an open or empty space in or between things

• a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

• becoming open or being made open

• the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

• the act of opening something

• opportunity especially for employment or promotion

• the initial part of the introduction

• a possible alternative

• an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

• a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

• an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

• a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

• the first of a series of actions

• a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

• a theatrical performance of a drama

• a preset plan of action in team sports

• a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

• a state in which action is feasible

• utilization or exercise

• an attempt to get something

• activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules

• (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds

• the removal of constraints

• a weak and tremulous light

• verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)

• movement or space for movement

• gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

• (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession

• the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

• the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

• participate in games or sport

• act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome

• play on an instrument

• play a role or part

• be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children

• replay (as a melody)

• perform music on (a musical instrument)

• pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind

• move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly

• bet or wager (money)

• engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion

• pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity

• emit recorded sound

• perform on a certain location

• put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game

• engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously

• behave in a certain way

• cause to emit recorded audio or video

• manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

• use to one's advantage

• consider not very seriously

• be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way

• behave carelessly or indifferently

• cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space

• perform on a stage or theater

• be performed or presented for public viewing

• cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

• discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream

• make bets

• stake on the outcome of an issue

• shoot or hit in a particular manner

• use or move

• employ in a game or in a specific position

• contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

• exhaust by allowing to pull on the line

• an elaborate and systematic plan of action

• the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war

• a plan for attaining a particular goal

• an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

• an activity that varies from a norm or standard

• a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

• something a little different from others of the same type

• an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard

• the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

• the process of varying or being varied

• (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)

• (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

• (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

• the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard