Rook

[rʊk]

Definition

(noun.) common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow.

Edited by Davy--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Mist; fog. See Roke.

(v. i.) To squat; to ruck.

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

(n.) 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.

(n.) A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a sharper.

(v. t. & i.) To cheat; to defraud by cheating.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Castle (in chess).

Editor: Vlad

Definition

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.

n. a castle or piece used in playing chess.

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Unserious Contents or Definition

To dream of rooks, denotes that while your friends are true, they will not afford you the pleasure and contentment for which you long, as your thoughts and tastes will outstrip their humble conception of life. A dead rook, denotes sickness or death in your immediate future.

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Examples

Typist: Psyche

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