ALL meanings of rook
rook
R r - noun rook one of two pieces of the same color that may be moved any number of unobstructed squares horizontally or vertically; castle. 1
- verb with object rook to cheat; fleece; swindle. 1
- noun rook crow 1
- noun rook chess piece: castle 1
- transitive verb rook swindle 1
- countable noun rook A rook is a large black bird. Rooks are members of the crow family. 0
- countable noun rook 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. 0
- noun rook a large Eurasian passerine bird, Corvus frugilegus, with a black plumage and a whitish base to its bill: family Corvidae (crows) 0
- noun rook a swindler or cheat, esp one who cheats at cards 0
- verb rook to overcharge, swindle, or cheat 0
- noun rook a chesspiece that may move any number of unoccupied squares in a straight line, horizontally or vertically 0
- noun rook a gregarious European crow (Corvus frugilegus) with a bare spot by its bill 0
- noun rook a swindler; cheat 0
- verb transitive rook to swindle, cheat, defraud, etc. 0
- noun rook either of the two corner pieces shaped like a castle tower: it can move in a vertical or horizontal direction only over any number of consecutive, unoccupied squares; castle 0