A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

checkmate Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with C » chase rainbows ... checkout » checkmate


checkmate
noun
    1. chess.
      A winning position, putting one's opponent's king under inescapable attack.
    2. Frustration or defeat.
verb
    1. chess.
      To put the (opposing king) into checkmate.
    2. To foil or outwit someone.
Etymology: 14c: from Persian shah mata the king is dead.



Click Here