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Rook

/ɹʊk/ · noun

Meaning

A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family..

Definitions by Sense

  1. A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
  2. A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
  3. A bad deal; a rip-off.
  4. (British) A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.
  5. (uncountable) A trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards.
  6. (slang, archaic) A parson.
  7. (transitive) To cheat or swindle.
  8. (chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.

Example Sentences

But what distinguishes the rook from the crow is the bill; the nostrils, chin, and sides of that and the mouth being in old birds white and bared of feathers, by often thrusting the bill into the ground in search of the erucæ of the Dor-beetle*; the rook then, instead of being proscribed, should be treated as the farmer's friend; as it clears his ground from caterpillars, that do incredible damage by eating the roots of the corn.
To-night the winds begin to rise ⁠And roar from yonder dropping day: ⁠The last red leaf is whirl’d away, The rooks are blown about the skies; […]
So I am (like an old rook, who is ruined by gaming) forced to live on the good fortune of the pushing young men, whose fancies are so vigorous that they ensure their success in their adventures with Muses, by their strength and imagination.
Adventists still do not really know how to play cards, apart from the sanitized version of bridge, Rook.
They rook one shockingly at these places.
Some had spent a week in Jersey before coming to Guernsey; and, from what Paddy had heard, they really do know how to rook the visitors over there.
The raven rook'd her on the chimney's top

Synonyms for rook

cheatcondodupehaveswindletrickcastlefortressbamboozlerbouncerbullshittercheatercoggercony-catchercrammerdeceiverdeceptorfabricatorfabulistfalsergabbergrifterguilerliarlosengermockerpseudologistrookScandaroon

Antonyms for rook

Related Words

castlenobblegypswindlebuncodefrauddiddleconmulctcorvus frugilegusbluelaplatherideputzwalksnapshothigh-riseroundstroll

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does rook mean?

Rook means A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family..

What is a synonym for rook?

Common synonyms include cheat, con, do, dupe.

What is the opposite of rook?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use rook in a sentence?

But what distinguishes the rook from the crow is the bill; the nostrils, chin, and sides of that and the mouth being in old birds white and bared of feathers, by often thrusting the bill into the ground in search of the erucæ of the Dor-beetle*; the rook then, instead of being proscribed, should be treated as the farmer's friend; as it clears his ground from caterpillars, that do incredible damage by eating the roots of the corn.

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