Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [roo k]
- /rʊk/
- /rʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [roo k]
- /rʊk/
Definitions of rook word
- noun rook one of two pieces of the same color that may be moved any number of unobstructed squares horizontally or vertically; castle. 1
- verb with object rook to cheat; fleece; swindle. 1
- noun rook crow 1
- noun rook chess piece: castle 1
- transitive verb rook swindle 1
- countable noun rook A rook is a large black bird. Rooks are members of the crow family. 0
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Origin of rook
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English rok(e), Old English hrōc; cognate with Old Norse hrōkr, Old High German hruoh
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Parts of speech for Rook
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rook popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rook usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rook
noun rook
- apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
- conniver — to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with): They connived to take over the business.
- connivers — to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with): They connived to take over the business.
- dodger — a person who dodges.
- dodgers — a person who dodges.
verb rook
- beguile — If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
- bend the rules — to ignore rules or change them to suit one's own convenience
- bilk — To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it.
- bleed — When you bleed, you lose blood from your body as a result of injury or illness.
- bunco — a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
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