board game
noun [C]Definition
A2 any of many games, for example chess, in which small pieces are moved around on a board with a pattern on itBoard games - general words
(Definition of board game noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- backgammon noun
- bishop noun (CHESS)
- blitz noun (ACTIVITY)
- board noun (WOOD)
- castle noun
- castle verb
- chutes and ladders noun
- counter noun (OBJECT IN GAME)
- endgame noun
- forfeit noun
- grandmaster noun
- king noun (GAMES)
- move noun (CHANGE OF POSITION)
- move verb (CHANGE POSITION)
- queenside noun
- resign verb
- rook noun (GAME PIECE)
- Scrabble noun
- shaker noun
- square noun (SHAPE)
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