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smothered-mate

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(plural smothered mates)

  1. (chess) A checkmate delivered by a knight in which the mated king is unable to move because he is surrounded (smothered) by his own pieces.
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WORDS NEAR smothered-mate IN THE DICTIONARY


  • smother
  • smother-crop
  • smother-crops
  • smothered
  • smothered-mate
  • smothered-mates
  • smotherer
  • smotherers
  • smotherest
  • smothereth
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