Rook
[rʊk]
Definition
(noun.) common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow.
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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
- Calls a house a rookery when there's not a rook near it, and takes the birds on trust, because he sees the nests! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- This Rook is poor and hasn't got any rich relations, has he? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Is your last box of Doucet dresses a failure, or did Judy rook you out of everything at bridge last night? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- At Gresham College by 1658 it was the custom to remain for discussion Wednesdays and Thursdays after Mr. Wrens l ecture and Mr. Rook's. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Indistinct visions of rook-pie floated through his imagination. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Why, your friend and I,' replied the host, 'are going out rook-shooting before breakfast. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- There was a scream as of an individual--not a rook--in corporal anguish. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The ragged nests, so long deserted by the rooks, were gone; and the trees were lopped and topped out of their remembered shapes. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The rooks cawed, and blither birds sang; but nothing was so merry or so musical as my own rejoicing heart. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Half a dozen young rooks in violent conversation, flew out to ask what the matter was. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The rooks cawed loudly in the trees above; mixed with their hoarse cries I heard a lively strain of music. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The information was unnecessary; for the incessant cawing of the unconscious rooks sufficiently indicated their whereabouts. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Why, in plain English, to frighten the rooks. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Typist: Psyche