| NOUN | person | knight | originally / originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry |
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| artifact | knight, horse | a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse | |
| VERB | social | knight, dub | raise (someone) to knighthood |
| Sounds | nay't | |
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| Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... | |
| Meaning | A chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa). | |
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| Synonym | horse | |
| Category | chess, chess game | A board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules |
| Broader | chessman, chess piece | Any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game / game of chess |
| Spanish | caballo | |
| Catalan | cavall | |
| Meaning | Raise (someone) to knighthood. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The Beatles were knighted" | |
| Synonym | dub | |
| Broader | ennoble, gentle, entitle | Give a title / title to someone |
| Spanish | nombrar caballero | |
| Nouns | knight | originally / originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry |
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