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rook (noun)

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  • rook — I. /rʊk / (say rook) noun 1. a large black, white beaked, gregarious corvine bird, Corvus frugilegus, found throughout Eurasia; nests in colonies (rookeries) in trees near buildings. 2. a sharper, as at cards or dice; a swindler. 3. a swindle:… …  

  • rook|ie — or rook|y1 «RUK ee», noun, plural rook|ies. Informal. 1. an inexperienced recruit: »a police rookie, a rookie in the army. 2. a beginner; novice. 3. a new player on an athletic team, especially a professional baseball, football, basketball, or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • rook|y — rook|ie or rook|y1 «RUK ee», noun, plural rook|ies. Informal. 1. an inexperienced recruit: »a police rookie, a rookie in the army. 2. a beginner; novice. 3. a new player on an athletic team, especially a professional baseball, football,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • rook — Ⅰ. rook [1] ► NOUN ▪ a crow with black plumage and a bare face, nesting in colonies in treetops. ► VERB informal ▪ defraud, swindle, or overcharge. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ. rook [2] …   English terms dictionary

  • rook's tour — noun : a chess problem in which a rook makes a circuit of the board touching each square once …   Useful english dictionary

  • rook|er|y — «RUK uhr ee», noun, plural er|ies. 1. a breeding place of rooks; colony of rooks. 2. a breeding place or colony where other birds or animals are crowded together: »a rookery of seals. [He] led a small troop across 4 miles of unsettled ice to a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rook (chess) — A rook, (unicode|♖ unicode|♜, borrowed from Persian رخ rokh , Sanskrit rath , chariot ) also known as a castle, is a piece in the strategy board game of chess. Each player starts with two rooks, one in each of the corners nearest their own side.… …   Wikipedia

  • rook — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrōc; akin to Old High German hruoch rook Date: before 12th century a common Old World gregarious crow (Corvus frugilegus) that nests and roosts in usually treetop colonies II. transitive verb… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rook — rook1 [ ruk ] noun count 1. ) a piece in the shape of a tower used in the game of CHESS: CASTLE 2. ) a large black European bird like a CROW that lives in big noisy groups rook rook 2 [ ruk ] verb transitive INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED to get money… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rook — UK [rʊk] / US noun [countable] Word forms rook : singular rook plural rooks 1) a large black European bird that is a type of crow and lives in big noisy groups 2) a piece in the shape of a tower used in the game of chess …   English dictionary

  • rook·ie — /ˈrʊki/ noun, pl ies [count] chiefly US 1 : a first year player in a professional sport There are three rookies in the starting lineup. often used before another noun a rookie quarterback This is his rookie season. [=his first season playing] 2 …   Useful english dictionary

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