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Definition of Rook

1. Noun. (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard.

2. Verb. Deprive of by deceit. "They rook him of all his money"; "The cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

3. Noun. Common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow.

Definition of Rook

1. n. Mist; fog. See Roke.

2. v. i. To squat; to ruck.

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

4. n. 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.

5. v. t. & i. To cheat; to defraud by cheating.

Definition of Rook

1. Noun. A European bird, ''Corvus frugilegus'', of the crow family. ¹

2. Noun. A swindler; someone who betrays. ¹

3. Noun. (British) a type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To cheat or swindle. ¹

5. Noun. (chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling. ¹

6. Noun. (rare) A castle or other fortification. ¹

7. Noun. An Amish card game. ¹

8. Noun. (context: baseball slang) A rookie. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rook

1. to swindle [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: swindle

Medical Definition of Rook

1. 1. 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. "The rook . . . Should be treated as the farmer's friend." (Pennant) 2. A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a sharper. Origin: AS. Hrc; akin to OHG. Hruoh, ruoh, ruoho, Icel. Hrkr, Sw. Roka, Dan. Raage; cf. Goth. Hrukjan to crow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rook

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rooibos rooigras rooikat rooinek rooineks rook (current term) rooke rooked rookeries rookery

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