end|game

  • 1end game — end′ game or end′game n. chs the final stage of a game of chess, usu. following the exchange of queens and the serious reduction of forces • Etymology: 1880–85 …

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  • 2end|game — «EHND GAYM», noun. 1. a) the last stage of a game. b) Figurative: »The Viet Cong struck at Tet... and from that point on, the Vietnam War was an endgame (Atlantic). 2. the third and final stage in a chess game, after the forces on both sides have …

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  • 3end game — end|game [ˈendgeım] n [C usually singular] the final stage of a war, disagreement etc when everyone is trying to gain an advantage for themselves …

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  • 4end game — end ,game noun count the final part of a game, battle, or political process when the result is decided …

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  • 5end game — noun 1. the final stages of an extended process of negotiation the diplomatic endgame • Syn: ↑endgame • Hypernyms: ↑end, ↑last, ↑final stage 2. the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board …

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  • 6end game — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms end game : singular end game plural end games the final part of a game, battle, or political process when the result is decided …

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  • 7end game — 1. Chess. the final stage of a game, usually following the exchange of queens and the serious reduction of forces. 2. the late or final stages of any activity: the end game of the negotiations. Also, endgame. [1880 85] * * * …

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  • 8End Game (2006 film) — Infobox Film name = End Game caption = End Game Promotional Movie Poster director = Andy Cheng producer = writer = J.C. Pollock Andy Cheng starring = Cuba Gooding, Jr. James Woods Angie Harmon with Anne Archer and Burt Reynolds Jack Scalia music …

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  • 9End Game (The X-Files) — Infobox Television episode | Title = End Game Caption = End Game Series = The X Files Season = 2 Episode = 2X17 Airdate = February 17 1995 Production = Writer = Frank Spotnitz Director = Rob Bowman Guests = Colin Cunningham Episode list = Episode …

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  • 10end game — noun (C) technical something that happens at the end of an activity, especially a game of chess …

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