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pawn

/pɔːn/ /pɑɒn/

Meanings
noun
The most common chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess each side has eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only forward diagonally or en passant.

Examples :

"The chess player carefully moved their pawn forward two squares. "
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Related Words

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration collection

collection noun

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together.

"The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."

Illustration preparation

preparation noun

/pɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/

The act of preparing or getting ready.

"The preparation for the history test took her several hours. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration originally

originally adverb

/əˈɹɪdʒnəli/

As it was in the beginning.

"Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age."

Illustration manipulated

manipulated verb

/məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪd/ /məˈnɪpjʊˌleɪtɪd/

To move, arrange or operate something using the hands

"The artist carefully manipulated the clay to form a beautiful sculpture. "

Illustration precipitating

precipitating verb

/pɹɪˈsɪpɪteɪtɪŋ/ /pɹəˈsɪpɪteɪtɪŋ/

To make something happen suddenly and quickly.

"it precipitated their success"

Illustration electricity

electricity noun

/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ /iˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/

Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field.

"The electricity bill was unusually high this month, likely due to the many electronics running in the house. "

Illustration diagonally

diagonally adverb

/ˈdaɪ.æɡ.nə.li/

In a diagonal manner, not square to any direction.

"The teacher drew a line diagonally across the whiteboard to divide it into two sections. "

Illustration pawnbroker

pawnbroker noun

/ˈpɔːnˌbɹəʊ.kə(ɹ)/

A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.

"The student needed money for tuition, so they took their grandmother's antique necklace to the pawnbroker. "

Illustration sculptures

sculptures noun

/ˈskʌlptʃərz/ /ˈskʌlptʃɚz/

A three dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).

"The museum displayed beautiful sculptures made of marble and bronze. "

Illustration psychoactive

psychoactive noun

/ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv/ /ˌsaɪkiːoʊˈæktɪv/

Any drug that affects the mind or mental processes.

"LSD and DMT are psychoactives."