chess vs king

chess and king both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chess	Yes	No	No	No
king	Yes	No	No	No

chess (noun)	king (noun)
a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king	(chess) the weakest but the most important piece
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat	one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
	a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
	a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
	a very wealthy or powerful businessman
	a male competitor who holds a preeminent position
	the husband or widower of a queen
	preeminence in a particular category or group or field