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- Dictionaryrook/ro͝ok/
noun
- 1. a gregarious Eurasian crow with black plumage and a bare face, nesting in colonies in treetops.
verb
- 1. defraud, overcharge, or swindle (someone): informal "police files are overflowing with complaints from people who've been rooked"
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rook. 1 of 4. noun (1) ˈru̇k. Synonyms of rook. : a common Old World gregarious crow (Corvus frugilegus) that nests and roosts in usually treetop colonies. Illustration of rook. rook. 2 of 4. verb. rooked; rooking; rooks. transitive verb. : to defraud by cheating or swindling. rook. 3 of 4. noun (2)
ROOK definition: 1. a large black bird similar to a crow: 2. in the game of chess, a piece that can move along any…. Learn more.
A rook is a crow-like black bird that lives in northern Europe. To rook someone is to trick them, like a sneaky old crow. And in chess, the rook is the piece that looks like a tower or a castle.
Definition of 'rook' rook. (rʊk ) Word forms: rooks. 1. countable noun. A rook is a large black bird. Rooks are members of the crow family. 2. countable noun. In chess, a rook is one of the chess pieces which stand in the corners of the board at the beginning of a game. Rooks can move forwards, backwards, or sideways, but not diagonally.
What does the noun rook mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun rook, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. rook has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
Define rook. rook synonyms, rook pronunciation, rook translation, English dictionary definition of rook. n. 1. A Eurasian corvid having black plumage with a patch of bare skin around the base of the bill, and nesting in colonies near the tops of trees.
Definition of rook noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Oct 18, 2024 · rook (countable and uncountable, plural rooks) A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family. 1768, Thomas Pennant, British Zoology, page 168: 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 ...
1. A rook is a large, black bird. Rooks are members of the crow family. [...] 2. In chess, a rook is one of the chess pieces that stand in the corners of the board at the beginning of a game. Rooks can move forward, backward, or sideways, but not diagonally. [...] More. Image. © Vishnevskiy Vasily, Shutterstock. Conjugations of 'rook'
ROOK meaning: 1. a large black bird similar to a crow: 2. in the game of chess, a piece that can move along any…. Learn more.
