Word Meaning

rook definition and meaning

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.

Crossword clues for rook

- A bird
- A chess-playing bird?
- Castle
- Castle in chess
- Castle in the air?
- Chess piece
- Chessman
- Crow
- eurasian crow
- Type of crow