checkmates
Definitions
Noun
- Complete victory
- A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Verb
- Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "checkmates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chestnuts | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | chariots | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | cheviots | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | chocolates | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "checkmates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | checked | 1 | 31 |
| 2 | checks | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | creates | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | schemes | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | cheated | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | heckman | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | heaters | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | cremate | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | checker | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | checkmate | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | checkers | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | cheaters | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | cheats | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | checkouts | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | checketts | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | schemas | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | lecates | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | heckart | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | cheater | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | schematics | 3 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "checkmates" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "checkmates" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "checkmates".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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