Definitions for rook
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. castle, rooknoun

   (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

2. rook, Corvus frugilegusverb

   common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow

3. victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, converb

   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"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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1. rook

   A rook is a chess piece that can move as many squares as it wants either horizontally or vertically, but not diagonally. Each player begins the game with two rooks, traditionally shaped like a castle tower. Rooks are considered strong pieces, notable for their role in the strategy behind "castling," a move that involves the rook and the king. The term "rook" can also refer to a species of crow found in Europe and Asia.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rooknoun

   mist; fog. See Roke

2. Rookverb

   to squat; to ruck

3. Rooknoun

   one of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle

4. Rooknoun

   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

5. Rooknoun

   a trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a sharper

6. Rook

   to cheat; to defraud by cheating

7. Etymology: [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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rook

   Rook is a trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards. Sometimes referred to as "Christian cards" or "missionary poker", Rook playing cards were introduced by Parker Brothers in 1906 to provide an alternative to standard playing cards for those in the Puritan tradition or Mennonite culture who considered the face cards in a regular deck inappropriate because of their association with gambling and cartomancy.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rook

   rook, n. a species of crow—from its croak: the ruddy duck: a cheat: a simpleton.—v.i. to cheat.—ns. Rook′er, a swindler; Rook′ery, a group of trees on which rooks build: a cluster of mean tenements: a resort of thieves: a disturbance.—adj. Rook′y (Shak.), inhabited by rooks. [A.S. hróc; Goth. hrukjan, to croak.]

2. Rook

   rook, n. a castle or piece used in playing chess. [O. Fr. roc—Pers. rokh.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ROOK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rook is ranked #7165 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Rook surname appeared 4,668 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Rook.
   
   89.6% or 4,186 total occurrences were White.
   4.1% or 192 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 111 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 90 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.2% or 56 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.7% or 33 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Chess
   • Chessman

Anagrams for rook »

1. kroo

How to pronounce rook?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say rook in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rook in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rook in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rook
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rook
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rook
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rook
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rook
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html