CHESS SET

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does chess set mean? 

• CHESS SET (noun)
  The noun CHESS SET has 1 sense:

1. checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess

  Familiarity information: CHESS SET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHESS SET (noun)

Meaning:

Checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("chess set" is a kind of...):

set (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used)

Meronyms (parts of "chess set"):

chess board; chessboard (a checkerboard used to play chess)

chess piece; chessman (any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess)