rook

Speech parts

1. rook - Noun

2. rook - Verb

Meaning

Mist; fog. See Roke.

To squat; to ruck.

One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle.

A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name is also applied to related Asiatic species.

A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a sharper.

To cheat; to defraud by cheating.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

castle swindle con trick cheat dupe defraud scam gull diddle fleece deceive hoodwink victimize bunco
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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

chessman chisel cheat rip off chess piece corvine bird

Hyponyms

short short-change

Derivatives

rooked rooking

Anagrams

koro kroo okro Orok roko

Examples

A Rook is of the value of five Pawns and a fraction, and may be exchanged for a minor Piece and two Pawns. Two Rooks may be exchanged for three minor Pieces. Howard Staunton

In Castling, the King must be moved first, or before the Rook is quitted. If the Rook be quitted before the King is touched, the opposing player may demand that the move of the Rook shall stand without the Castling being completed. Howard Staunton

He swindled me out of my inheritance Source: Internet

She defrauded the customers who trusted her Source: Internet

A king and a rook is sufficient material to checkmate an opposing lone king, although it's a little harder than checkmating with king and queen; thus the rook's distinction as a major piece above the knight and bishop. Source: Internet

Along with the king, the rook is involved during the king's castling move. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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