"chess" in the noun sense
1. chess, cheat, Bromus secalinus
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
2. chess, chess game
a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
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