knight vs chessman
chessman vs knightknight and chessman both are nouns.
knight is a verb but chessman is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| knight | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| chessman | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
chessman is a hypernym of
knight; that is, chessman is a
word with a broader meaning than knight:
- knight: a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
- chessman: any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
Other hypernyms of knight include
chess piece.
| knight (noun) | chessman (noun) |
|---|---|
| a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) | any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess |
| originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit |
| knight (verb) | chessman (verb) |
|---|---|
| raise (someone) to knighthood |
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