Rook word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "rook" word
[noun] (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
[verb] 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"
\Rook\, v. i. To squat; to ruck. [Obs.] --Shak.
\Rook\, n. [F. roc (cf. Sp. roque), fr. Per. & Ar. rokh, or rukh, the rook or castle at chess, also the bird roc (in this sense perhaps a different word); cf. Hind. rath a war chariot, the castle at chess, Skr. ratha a car, a war car. Cf. {Roll}.] (Chess) One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle.
\Rook\, n. [AS. hr[=o]c; akin to OHG. hruoh, ruoh, ruoho, Icel. hr[=o]kr, Sw. roka, Dan. raage; cf. Goth. hrukjan to crow.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A European bird ({Corvus frugilegus}) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name is also applied to related Asiatic species. The rook . . . should be treated as the farmer's friend. --Pennant. 2. A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a sharper. --Wycherley.
\Rook\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Rooked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rooking}.] To cheat; to defraud by cheating. ``A band of rooking officials.'' --Milton.
Synonyms for rook
bunco, castle, con, Corvus frugilegus, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, gyp, mulct, nobble, scam, swindle, victimize
See also: beat | cheat | chess piece | chessman | chisel | corvine bird | Corvus | genus Corvus | rip off | short | short-change |
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Let's analyse "rook" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: KOOR. Average typing speed for these characters is 1045 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
rook: 6 + 6 = 12, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three. |
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