noun🔗ShareÉchecsA board game for two players with each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king."My grandfather taught me chess when I was ten years old. "Mon grand-père m'a appris les échecs quand j'avais dix ans.gameentertainmentsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBromeAny of several species of grass in the genus Bromus, generally considered weeds."The field behind my house is full of chess, and it's hard to keep the garden plants from getting choked by the weeds. "Le champ derrière ma maison est plein de brome, et il est difficile d'empêcher les plantes du jardin d'être étouffées par les mauvaises herbes.plantbiologyagriculturenatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉchiquier(chiefly in the plural) One of the platforms, consisting of two or more planks dowelled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge."The soldiers used the chess to create a temporary bridge across the stream. "Les soldats ont utilisé l'échiquier pour créer un pont temporaire au-dessus du ruisseau.militarynauticalwartechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
