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Chess

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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Brome 76% connected

See Bromine.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Bromegrass 76% connected

any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Checkerboard 70% connected

A board with sixty-four squares of alternate color, used for playing checkers or draughts.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cheat 92% connected

An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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