Greek Meaning of rook

πύργος

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Definitions and Meaning of rook in English

Wordnet

rook (n)

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

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

Wordnet

rook (v)

deprive of by deceit

Webster

rook (n.)

Mist; fog. See Roke.

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

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.

A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a sharper.

Webster

rook (v. i.)

To squat; to ruck.

Webster

rook (v. t. & i.)

To cheat; to defraud by cheating.

FAQs About the word rook

πύργος

(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard, common gregarious Old World bird about

μαθητευόμενος,αρχάριος,πρωτοετής φοιτητής,νέος αφιχθείς,αρχάριος,νέος,Πουλάρι,κουτάβι,νεοσσός,νέος

κύριος,Κτηνίατρος,Βετεράνος,ειδικός,βετεράνος,παλιός,επαγγελματίας,επαγγελματίας

rooibos => Ρόιβος, roofy => στέγη, rooftree => στέγη, rooftop => στέγη, rooflet => Στέγη,