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Mark Captures Rook Resulting In Stress Crossword Clue

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noun

• (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

• difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

• (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress

• a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

• (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

• injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain

• the general meaning or substance of an utterance

• an effortful attempt to attain a goal

• an intense or violent exertion

• the act of singing

verb

• to exert much effort or energy

• test the limits of

• use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

• separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

• cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

• become stretched or tense or taut

• remove by passing through a filter

• rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

• alter the shape of (something) by stress

53%6 Chess move where the king is moved two squares towards a rook and the rook moves to the square over which the king crossed.
noun

• a place off to the side of an area

• the point where two lines meet or intersect

• an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

• the intersection of two streets

• the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect

• a small concavity

• a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade

• a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

• a projecting part where two sides or edges meet

• a remote area

• (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

verb

• gain control over

• force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

• turn a corner

53%8 Type of chess move where the king moves two squares towards the rook and the rook moves to the square next to the king
noun

• (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank

• United States actor (1914-1998)

• a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law

• United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959)

• United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835)

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