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11History of chess — For the book by H. J. R. Murray, see A History of Chess. Photographs of real size resin reproductions of the 12th century Lewis chessmen. The top row shows king, queen, and bishop. The bottom row shows knight, rook, and pawn. The history of chess …
12numb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unfeeling, deadened, frozen, benumbed; dazed, shocked; anesthetized, narcotized, drugged, paralyzed; dull, torpid, insensitive; desensitized; lifeless. v. t. deaden, benumb, freeze; narcotize, drug …
13stun — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. benumb, deaden, daze, stupefy; dizzy; dumbfound, astound, astonish, bewilder. See insensibility, surprise. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To render unconscious] Syn. hit, put to sleep, knock out,… …
14benumb — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dull, numb, stupefy, paralyze; see deaden 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To render less sensitive: blunt, deaden, desensitize, dull, numb. Idiom: take the edge off. See AWARENESS. 2. To dull the senses, as with a… …
15Origins of chess — The game of Chess has been attributed to the Indians both by the Persians and by the Arabs.Wilkinson 1943] However, the origin of the game remains lost in antiquity. [cite web|url=http://chess.about.com/od/history/p/aa06a14.htm|title=chess.about.c… …
16pulverize — pulverizable, adj. pulverization, n. pulverizer, n. /pul veuh ruyz /, v., pulverized, pulverizing. v.t. 1. to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding. 2. to demolish or crush completely. 3. Slang. to defeat, hurt badly, or,… …
17stagger — staggerer, n. /stag euhr/, v.i. 1. to walk, move, or stand unsteadily. 2. to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument or fight. 3. to waver or begin to doubt, as in purpose or opinion; hesitate: After staggering momentarily, he recognized… …
18swamp — swampish, adj. /swomp/, n. 1. a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation. v.t. 2. to flood or drench with water or the like. 3. Naut. to sink or fill (a boat) with… …
19hog-tie — verb a) To tie an animals or someones feet together; originally all four legs of a quadruped. b) to render helpless …
20petrify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. calcify, turn to stone, lapidify, fossilize; stun, astonish; stupefy, shock; stiffen, harden, paralyze. See density, hardness, fear, inorganic matter. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To harden] Syn.… …
