chess

noun

1. weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

   noun.plant

   Synonyms bromus secalinus cheat

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.act

   Synonyms chess game

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. 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.

   noun

   Source: webster1913

4. A species of brome grass (<i>Bromus secalinus</i>) 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 <i>cheat</i> and <i>Willard's bromus</i>.

   noun

   Source: webster1913