: a weedy annual European bromegrass (Bromus secalinus) widely naturalized in North America as a weed especially in grain
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: any of several weedy bromegrasses related to chess
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The ultimate power move right now is not to be on that chess board.—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025 The first rule of baseball chess is that without good players, a manager and his coaches will look like dummies.—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025 Carlsen, who became a grandmaster at 13, says the online world has opened the world of chess to a new audience.—Ben Church, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025 Instead of relying on four-seam fastballs pushing triple digits in velocity, Sabathia evolved into a cerebral pitcher who treated baseball more like a game of chess.—Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for chess
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Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English chesse, ches, esches, borrowed from Anglo-French escheks, eschez "game of chess" — more at check entry 2
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