--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 25 description: The 1959 words of the English dictionary under C, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/25/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / C # C — The English dictionary · page 25 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* Happy and friendly in a bright, lively way.[↗](../../cheery/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Making you feel happy, bright and pleasant (a cheery room, a cheery colour).[↗](../../cheery/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bus driver gave us a cheery wave.[↗](../../cheery/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She has a cheery smile every morning.[↗](../../cheery/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Yellow curtains made the kitchen look cheery.[↗](../../cheery/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · "Good morning!" he said in a cheery voice.[↗](../../cheery/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We sang a cheery song on the long car journey.[↗](../../cheery/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Despite the rain, everyone stayed cheery.[↗](../../cheery/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The card had a cheery picture of a sun.[↗](../../cheery/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And now the old couple had plenty of money and were cheery and comfortable.[↗](../../cheery/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **cheese** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cheese is a food made from milk, usually yellow or white, that can be soft or hard.[↗](../../cheese/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A cheese is a whole round block or a particular kind of cheese.[↗](../../cheese/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I had a cheese sandwich for lunch.[↗](../../cheese/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cheese is made from milk.[↗](../../cheese/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grate the cheese on top of the pizza.[↗](../../cheese/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mice in cartoons love cheese.[↗](../../cheese/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Say cheese\![↗](../../cheese/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · France makes hundreds of cheeses.[↗](../../cheese/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Cheddar is a hard cheese.[↗](../../cheese/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Cheese gives you calcium.[↗](../../cheese/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I can eat my bread without cheese.[↗](../../cheese/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Hast Thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?[↗](../../cheese/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.10.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cheese/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and to thy brethren shalt thou bring greetings, and take their pledge; (Prophets 1SA.17.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cheese/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · and honey, and curd, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat; for they said: 'The people is hungry, and faint, and thirsty, in the wilderness.'[↗](../../cheese/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.17.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cheese/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **cheeseburger** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hamburger with a slice of melted cheese on top of the meat patty, served in a bun.[↗](../../cheeseburger/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I ordered a cheeseburger and chips.[↗](../../cheeseburger/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A cheeseburger costs £3, so two cost £6.[↗](../../cheeseburger/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cheese melted over the burger.[↗](../../cheeseburger/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad made cheeseburgers on the barbecue.[↗](../../cheeseburger/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Fast food like cheeseburgers is a treat, not an every-day meal.[↗](../../cheeseburger/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Do you want pickles on your cheeseburger?[↗](../../cheeseburger/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cheesy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Tasting or smelling of cheese, or full of cheese.[↗](../../cheesy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Silly, cheap or too sentimental in an embarrassing way, as in «a cheesy joke» or «a cheesy song».[↗](../../cheesy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A «cheesy grin» is a very big, wide smile, often a bit fake, like when you say «cheese» for a photo.[↗](../../cheesy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had cheesy pasta bake for tea.[↗](../../cheesy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad tells really cheesy jokes.[↗](../../cheesy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The film had a cheesy happy ending.[↗](../../cheesy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave a big cheesy grin for the photo.[↗](../../cheesy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · These crisps are extra cheesy.[↗](../../cheesy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · That song is so cheesy, but I love it.[↗](../../cheesy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Cheesy feet smell is caused by bacteria\![↗](../../cheesy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cheetah** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cheetah is a slim, spotted big cat from Africa (and a few in Iran) and the fastest land animal, able to run as fast as a car on a main road for a short burst.[↗](../../cheetah/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Cheetahs have black «tear lines» running from their eyes to their mouth.[↗](../../cheetah/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cheetah is the fastest land animal.[↗](../../cheetah/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A cheetah can only sprint for a short time before it gets tired.[↗](../../cheetah/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cheetah chased a gazelle across the plain.[↗](../../cheetah/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cheetahs have black tear marks on their faces.[↗](../../cheetah/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Its long tail helps the cheetah turn quickly.[↗](../../cheetah/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cheetahs purr like house cats but cannot roar.[↗](../../cheetah/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum drives at about the speed a cheetah can run.[↗](../../cheetah/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **chef** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chef is a person whose job is to cook, often the main cook in a restaurant or hotel.[↗](../../chef/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A head chef leads the other cooks in a kitchen.[↗](../../chef/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The chef makes 30 pizzas an hour.[↗](../../chef/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each chef cooks 12 meals.[↗](../../chef/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The restaurant has 4 chefs.[↗](../../chef/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The chef used 5 eggs in each cake.[↗](../../chef/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The chef wears a tall white hat.[↗](../../chef/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle is a chef in a hotel.[↗](../../chef/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The head chef tasted the soup.[↗](../../chef/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She wants to be a chef when she grows up.[↗](../../chef/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **chemical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chemical is a substance, especially one made or used in science or industry, such as bleach, salt or oxygen.[↗](../../chemical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Chemical as an adjective means to do with chemistry or with how substances change: a chemical reaction.[↗](../../chemical/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Bleach is a strong chemical, so don't touch it.[↗](../../chemical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Never mix cleaning chemicals; they can make poisonous gas.[↗](../../chemical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rust is caused by a chemical reaction between iron, water and air.[↗](../../chemical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Water is a chemical made of hydrogen and oxygen.[↗](../../chemical/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep chemicals in their own bottles with labels.[↗](../../chemical/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Baking a cake causes chemical changes in the mixture.[↗](../../chemical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientist wore goggles when she used the chemicals.[↗](../../chemical/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Some farmers spray chemicals on crops to kill pests.[↗](../../chemical/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Now, one day Edmund made a new lantern out of something chemical that he sneaked from the school laboratory.[↗](../../chemical/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **chemically** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a way that involves chemistry or chemicals: chemically treated wood.[↗](../../chemically/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In terms of what something is made of at the level of atoms and molecules.[↗](../../chemically/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Chemically, water is H2O."[↗](../../chemically/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Iron changes chemically when it rusts.[↗](../../chemically/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Diamond and coal are chemically very similar — both are carbon.[↗](../../chemically/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The wood has been chemically treated to stop it rotting.[↗](../../chemically/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Chemically, salt is sodium chloride.[↗](../../chemically/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Burning paper changes it chemically into ash and smoke.[↗](../../chemically/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Melting ice is not changed chemically; it is still water.[↗](../../chemically/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **chemise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A loose, simple dress or a woman's undergarment like a long shirt, worn in the past under other clothes.[↗](../../chemise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (French) «Chemise» means «shirt» in French.[↗](../../chemise/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In Tudor times, women wore a linen chemise under their dress.[↗](../../chemise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The chemise kept the outer clothes clean.[↗](../../chemise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In French, «chemise» means shirt.[↗](../../chemise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum showed a white chemise from 1800.[↗](../../chemise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore a simple chemise dress.[↗](../../chemise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Washing the chemise was easier than washing the gown.[↗](../../chemise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **chemist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chemist is a scientist who studies chemistry: what substances are made of and how they change.[↗](../../chemist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand English a chemist is a person who prepares and sells medicines, and «the chemist's» is the shop where you buy them.[↗](../../chemist/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A chemist studies how substances react with each other.[↗](../../chemist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Marie Curie was a famous chemist and physicist.[↗](../../chemist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum went to the chemist's to buy cough medicine.[↗](../../chemist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The chemist told us how many spoonfuls to take.[↗](../../chemist/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The chemist wore goggles and gloves in the lab.[↗](../../chemist/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Is there a chemist near the station?[↗](../../chemist/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When I grow up, I want to be a chemist.[↗](../../chemist/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But then this wonderful ointment could not be bought at a chemist's.[↗](../../chemist/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **chemistry** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Chemistry is the science of substances: what they are made of, how they behave and how they change into new substances.[↗](../../chemistry/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The chemistry of something is the way its substances act together (the chemistry of the soil).[↗](../../chemistry/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Chemistry between people is the feeling that they get on very well together.[↗](../../chemistry/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Chemistry explains why iron goes rusty.[↗](../../chemistry/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We did a chemistry experiment with vinegar and baking soda.[↗](../../chemistry/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin got a chemistry set for his birthday.[↗](../../chemistry/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Always wear goggles in the chemistry lab.[↗](../../chemistry/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The two players have great chemistry on the pitch.[↗](../../chemistry/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cooking is a kind of everyday chemistry.[↗](../../chemistry/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She likes chemistry more than biology.[↗](../../chemistry/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **chemotherapy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Chemotherapy is a treatment for cancer that uses strong medicines to kill the sick cells.[↗](../../chemotherapy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It can make people tired and sometimes lose their hair for a while.[↗](../../chemotherapy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma is having chemotherapy for her cancer.[↗](../../chemotherapy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Chemotherapy made Mr Hall very tired.[↗](../../chemotherapy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His hair grew back after chemo.[↗](../../chemotherapy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse explained how chemotherapy works.[↗](../../chemotherapy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class made cards for a teacher during her chemo.[↗](../../chemotherapy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people have chemotherapy in hospital, some at a clinic.[↗](../../chemotherapy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cheque** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, NZ) A printed paper form you write on to tell your bank to pay money from your account to someone.[↗](../../cheque/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (US spelling: check) The same thing.[↗](../../cheque/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma sent me a cheque for my birthday.[↗](../../cheque/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · You write the amount in words and numbers on a cheque.[↗](../../cheque/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad paid in the cheque at the bank.[↗](../../cheque/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Hardly any shops take cheques now.[↗](../../cheque/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The charity got a giant cheque for £1,000.[↗](../../cheque/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't sign a blank cheque — anyone could fill in the amount.[↗](../../cheque/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **chequebook** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (money) A small book of printed forms (cheques) that a bank gives to a customer; you write on a cheque to pay someone from your bank account.[↗](../../chequebook/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Used to mean paying money to solve a problem, as in «chequebook journalism».[↗](../../chequebook/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma took out her chequebook to pay the plumber.[↗](../../chequebook/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A chequebook has cheques you tear out along the dotted line.[↗](../../chequebook/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We practised writing a cheque in words and numbers.[↗](../../chequebook/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad hardly ever uses his chequebook now; he pays by phone.[↗](../../chequebook/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the USA it is spelled "checkbook".[↗](../../chequebook/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She keeps her chequebook in a safe drawer.[↗](../../chequebook/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My birthday cheque came from Grandpa's chequebook.[↗](../../chequebook/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **chequer** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A pattern of squares, or a work woven in such a pattern.[↗](../../chequer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And thou shalt weave the tunic in chequer work of fine linen, and thou shalt make a mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make a girdle, the work of the weaver in colours.[↗](../../chequer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.28.39, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chequer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · All glorious is the king's daughter within the palace; her raiment is of chequer work inwrought with gold.[↗](../../chequer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.45.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chequer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **cherish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To cherish someone or something is to love it and take great care of it.[↗](../../cherish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I will cherish this gift forever.[↗](../../cherish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She cherishes her old teddy bear.[↗](../../cherish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We cherish our good friends.[↗](../../cherish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land, and cherish faithfulness.[↗](../../cherish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.37.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cherish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **cherished** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Loved, protected and cared for very much (a cherished toy).[↗](../../cherished/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Kept carefully in your mind and heart (a cherished memory, a cherished hope).[↗](../../cherished/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) Past form of «cherish»: loved and looked after something precious.[↗](../../cherished/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teddy bear was her most cherished toy.[↗](../../cherished/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We have cherished memories of our holidays with Grandad.[↗](../../cherished/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He cherished the letter his father sent him.[↗](../../cherished/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The old photo is a cherished family treasure.[↗](../../cherished/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Freedom is a cherished right in many countries.[↗](../../cherished/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She cherished every moment with her new baby brother.[↗](../../cherished/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class cherished the oak tree in the playground.[↗](../../cherished/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · As for the good old couple, they were given riches and honour, and were loved and cherished to the end of their lives.[↗](../../cherished/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **cherokee** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Cherokee are a Native American people, originally from the south-east of what is now the USA, many of whom now live in Oklahoma and North Carolina.[↗](../../cherokee/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The Cherokee language, which has its own writing system created by Sequoyah.[↗](../../cherokee/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (a name) Cherokee is also the name of a car model and of places.[↗](../../cherokee/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Cherokee are a Native American nation.[↗](../../cherokee/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sequoyah created a way to write the Cherokee language.[↗](../../cherokee/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Thousands of Cherokee people were forced to walk the Trail of Tears.[↗](../../cherokee/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Today many Cherokee live in Oklahoma.[↗](../../cherokee/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend is learning a few Cherokee words.[↗](../../cherokee/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Cherokee Nation has its own government.[↗](../../cherokee/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cherry** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cherry is a small round red or dark red fruit with a hard stone in the middle and a long thin stalk.[↗](../../cherry/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A cherry tree is the tree these fruits grow on; its blossom is pink or white in spring.[↗](../../cherry/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Cherry is a bright red colour.[↗](../../cherry/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Cherry is also the reddish wood of the cherry tree.[↗](../../cherry/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Cherries have a hard stone in the middle.[↗](../../cherry/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We picked cherries from the tree in the garden.[↗](../../cherry/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Spit out the cherry stone; don't swallow it.[↗](../../cherry/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There's a cherry on top of the cake.[↗](../../cherry/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cherry trees are covered in pink blossom.[↗](../../cherry/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her cheeks were cherry red from the cold.[↗](../../cherry/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Cherry tomatoes are small and sweet.[↗](../../cherry/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Winning the trip was the cherry on top of a great week.[↗](../../cherry/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He cracked it, and there lay a cherry-stone.[↗](../../cherry/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **cherub** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cherub is a kind of angel, often shown as a chubby child with small wings.[↗](../../cherub/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A cherub can also mean a sweet, rosy-cheeked young child.[↗](../../cherub/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The painting shows a cherub on a cloud.[↗](../../cherub/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Little cherubs peeped out from the clouds.[↗](../../cherub/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My baby cousin is a chubby cherub.[↗](../../cherub/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end; of one piece with the ark-cover made he the cherubim at the two ends thereof.[↗](../../cherub/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.37.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cherub/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end; of one piece with the ark-cover shall ye make the cherubim of the two ends thereof.[↗](../../cherub/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.25.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cherub/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And the other cherub was ten cubits; both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.[↗](../../cherub/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.6.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cherub/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.[↗](../../cherub/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.6.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cherub/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He was seen upon the wings of the wind.[↗](../../cherub/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.22.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cherub/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **chess** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Chess is a board game for two players with pieces like kings, queens, bishops, knights, rooks and pawns on a board of 64 squares.[↗](../../chess/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The aim is to trap the other player's king, which is called checkmate.[↗](../../chess/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The chessboard has 64 squares.[↗](../../chess/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 6 children play chess, each plays each other once.[↗](../../chess/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The chess club has 12 members.[↗](../../chess/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She won 5 chess games.[↗](../../chess/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandad taught me to play chess.[↗](../../chess/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A knight in chess moves in an L shape.[↗](../../chess/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Each player starts with 16 chess pieces.[↗](../../chess/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It's checkmate, I win\![↗](../../chess/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · One day Mongan and Duv Laca were playing chess in their palace.[↗](../../chess/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/24/) **25** [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/26/) … 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