stalemate |
undefined |
As a noun stalemate
is (chess) the state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
As a verb stalemate
is (chess|transitive) to bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
As an adjective undefined is
lacking a definition or value.
stagnant |
stalemate |
As an adjective stagnant
is lacking freshness, motion, flow, progress, or change; stale; motionless; still.
As a noun stalemate is
the state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
As a verb stalemate is
to bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
stalemate |
scourge |
As nouns the difference between stalemate and scourge
is that
stalemate is (chess) the state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw while
scourge is (uncountable) a source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.
As verbs the difference between stalemate and scourge
is that
stalemate is (chess|transitive) to bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves while
scourge is to strike with a
scourge , to flog.
stalemate |
impasses |
As nouns the difference between stalemate and impasses
is that
stalemate is the state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw while
impasses is plural of impasse.
As a verb stalemate
is to bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
entanglement |
stalemate |
As nouns the difference between entanglement and stalemate
is that
entanglement is the state of being entangled; intricate and confused involution while
stalemate is (chess) the state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
As a verb stalemate is
(chess|transitive) to bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
stalemate |
win |
In lang=en terms the difference between stalemate and win
is that
stalemate is the state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw while
win is a feat, an (extraordinary) achievement (opposite of a fail.
tie |
stalemate |
Related terms |
In lang=en terms the difference between tie and stalemate
is that
tie is to unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation while
stalemate is the state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
As nouns the difference between tie and stalemate
is that
tie is a knot; a fastening while
stalemate is the state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
As verbs the difference between tie and stalemate
is that
tie is to twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely while
stalemate is to bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
deadend |
stalemate |
As nouns the difference between deadend and stalemate
is that
deadend is an alternative spelling of lang=en while
stalemate is the state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
As a verb stalemate is
to bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
stalemate |
chess |
As nouns the difference between stalemate and chess
is that
stalemate is the state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw while
chess is a board game for two players with each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
As a verb stalemate
is to bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
logjam |
stalemate |
In figuratively|lang=en terms the difference between logjam and stalemate
is that
logjam is (figuratively) a clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress while
stalemate is (figuratively) to bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved.
As nouns the difference between logjam and stalemate
is that
logjam is an excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts while
stalemate is (chess) the state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
As a verb stalemate is
(chess|transitive) to bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
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