rook English

Meaning rook meaning

What does rook mean?

Definitions in simple English

rook Noun

— A rook is a type of bird.

— A rook is a castle-shaped piece in the game of chess

rook

— noun common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow

— noun (= castle) (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

— verb (= swindle, defraud, gyp) deprive of by deceit He swindled me out of my inheritance She defrauded the customers who trusted her the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change

Synonyms rook synonyms

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castle

swindle

crow

cheat

gyp

defraud

raven

swindler

bilk

fleece

trick

short-change

rip off

mulct

goldbrick

gip

embezzle

deceive

crook

con

bamboozle

victimize

shark

scam

nobble

jockey

jackdaw

hornswoggle

hoodwink

hoax

gull

gouge

fraud

fool

dupe

diddle

chisel

bunco

Corvus frugilegus

whipsaw

welsher

welcher

welch

victimizer

trickster

tricker

tower

take in

sucker

steeple

Topics rook topics

What do people use rook to talk about?

Universe, creation Animal Types of animals

Bird

• What species of bird are there?
  accipiter accipitrine anhinga albatross aquiline auk avocet bittern blackbird blackcap bluebird blue jay bobolink bobwhite booby brant bullfinch bunting bustard buteo buzzard canary caracara cardinal cassowary catbird chat chickadee chicken cock cockatoo cormorant condor coot crane crepuscular crow cuckoo curlew cygnet dove drake duck duckling dunlin eagle eaglet egret eider emu erne falcon fieldfare finch flamingo flicker flycatcher fulmar gallinule gander gannet gnatcatcher goatsucker godwit goldfinch goose goshawk gosling grackle grebe grouse gull gyrfalcon hawk hen heron hoopoe hummingbird ibis jackdaw jaeger jay junco kea kingbird kingfisher kite kittiwake kiwi lapwing lark loon lovebird lyrebird macaw magpie mallard martin merganser mew moa mockingbird myna mynah nighthawk nightjar nonpasserine nuthatch oriole oscine osprey ostrich owl parakeet passerine parrot partridge peacock peafowl peahen peewit pelican penguin peregrine petrel pewee pewit phalarope pheasant pigeon pintail pipit plover ptarmigan puffin quail quetzal rail ratite raven redbird rhea ricebird ringdove robin rooster rook runner sandpiper sapsucker scoter seagull shearwater shelduck siskin skua snipe snowbird sparrow spoonbill squab starling stilt stork swallow swan swift tailorbird tanager teal tern thrasher thrush tit titmouse towhee trumpeter tumbler turkey turnstone turtledove vireo vulture vulturine wading warbler waxwing weaverbird whistler willet woodcock woodpecker wren yellowhammer yellowlegs yellowthroat

Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Game

Chess

• What equipment is used to play the game?
  chess board square white square black square chess piece king queen rook knight/horse bishop pawn