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kingside

/ˈkɪŋsaɪd/

Meanings
noun
The side of the chessboard nearest to the king (at the opening position).

Examples :

""He castled kingside to protect his king." "
game position

Related Words

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his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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position noun

/pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

A place or location.

"My favorite position in the classroom is near the window. "

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protect verb

/pɹəˈtɛkt/

To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

"Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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king noun

/kɪŋ/ /kiŋ/

A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.

"Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547."

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opening verb

/ˈəʊ.pənɪŋ/ /ˈoʊ.pənɪŋ/

To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.

"Turn the doorknob to open the door."

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castled verb

/ˈkæsəld/ /ˈkæsʌld/

To house or keep in a castle.

"The queen castled her jewels in the royal vault for safekeeping. "

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chessboard noun

/ˈtʃɛsbɔrd/

The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.

"The chessboard was neatly arranged on the table, ready for the evening's game. "

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side noun

/saɪd/

A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

"A square has four sides."

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nearest adjective

/ˈnɪəɹɪst/ /ˈnɪɹɪst/

Physically close.

"The nearest grocery store is just around the corner. "