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threatmate

threatmate noun: a situation in which a checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move but can be thwarted with a proper defense.

Noun

threatmate (countable and uncountable, plural threatmates)

  1. A situation in which a checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move but can be thwarted with a proper defense.

Forms of threatmate

pluralthreatmates

Origin of threatmate

From threat + mate.

Questions about threatmate

What does threatmate mean?
Threatmate means a situation in which a checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move but can be thwarted with a proper defense.
What part of speech is threatmate?
Threatmate is a noun.
What is the plural of threatmate?
The plural of threatmate is threatmates.

Words near threatmate in the dictionary

  1. threatfully
  2. threatfulness
  3. threating
  4. threatless
  5. threatlessness
  6. threatmate
  7. threatmates
  8. threatned
  9. threatning
  10. threatnings
  11. threatproof

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