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rook¹ Definition

rook (ro̵ok)

noun

  1. a gregarious European crow (Corvus frugilegus) with a bare spot by its bill
  2. a swindler; cheat

Etymology: ME roc < OE hroc, akin to Ger ruch < IE echoic base *ker- > crow, raven

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to swindle, cheat, defraud, etc.

Etymology: prob. from the bird's thievishness

rook² Definition

rook (ro̵ok)

noun

Chess either of the two corner pieces shaped like a castle tower: it can move in a vertical or horizontal direction only over any number of consecutive, unoccupied squares; castle

Etymology: ME rok < OFr roc < Ar rukhkh < Pers rukh

rook Synonyms

rook

v.

rook Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • shoot: Alex James: The Great Escape Published: 10 May 2006 They shoot rooks don't they?
  • crow: Live prey is preferred at this time ( especially young crows, rooks, magpies, voles and rabbits ).
  • nest: Not to mention the dreadful unhygienic mess that nesting rooks can cause and the difficulty of removing the nests once established!
  • get: Steve got a good rooks in the 17th to set two and Guy's reply left him a bridge for a 4c.
  • win: Then he under-promoted to a N so that it would be check and win a rook with tempo.
  • take: If black takes the pawn with the rook, queen takes rook wins the exchange.

Adjective modifier

  • black: Sky very clear blue coming up from the moor and oak tree and complex network branches were full of black rooks.
  • white: He once boasted he had shot a white rook and later found it was one of his own chickens.
  • noisy: You may see birds gathering twigs and flying off with them, or hear noisy rooks in the tree-tops fighting over nesting materials.
  • other: Sounds silly but the falcon knows that nothing likes going into thorn bushes, so she is protecting herself against retaliation by other rooks.
  • juvenile: Juvenile rooks form long-term alliances, which are based on high levels of affiliative behavior ( preening, food sharing ) between partners.

Modifies a noun

  • sacrifice: Emboldened, I suggest a rook sacrifice on f7.
  • hawk: However, with the things that can go wrong there is immeasurable pleasure to be had from a good rook hawk.
  • pie: Books gave us recipes from the wild, like squirrel tail soup and rook pie.
  • place: Observations The events that rook place during the day were complex.

Browse dictionary entries near rook

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  3. roofline
  4. roofing
  5. roofer
  6. roof garden
  7. roof
  8. rood screen
  9. rood
  10. Ronsard
  1. rookery
  2. rookie
  3. rooky
  4. room
  5. room and board
  6. room clerk
  7. room temperature
  8. roomer
  9. roomette
  10. roomful