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US
/ˈɹʊk/
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[ UK /ɹˈʊk/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈʊk/ ]
VERB
-
deprive of by deceit
He swindled me out of my inheritance
She defrauded the customers who trusted her
NOUN
- (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
How To Use rook In A Sentence
- A lot of them were marked, or born wrong, or crooked, or scabious, looking for help from the Nazarene, for some panacea. A ROOMFUL OF BIRDS - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES 1990
- So it's a little more than passing strange that Mr. Brooks clucks about Mr. Obama's "über-partisan budget" when, given the last few weeks of shrieking and wailing from the Republicans about socialism and communism, he's been the voice of moderation in the room. Moderately Shocked
- On Tuesday, guard Jaymes Brooks was discussing how Smith has become the player who "fusses at us a lot, tries to get our spirits up, tries to tell us not to get our heads down in certain situations" when he also alluded to a speech Smith gave at halftime of that East Carolina game. Did Andre Smith save the Hokies' season?
- I befriended a couple of the kids, and together we built a raft that we would row down the Dodder as far as the great waterfall in Donnybrook.
- He was a cheap crook and what used to be called a chiseler. Hard Road
- He has liver disease now; but his sickness is a judgment of God, and he will die crooked. WHEN ALICE TOLD HER SOUL
- From up stream came the babble of the brook like dainty laughter.
- Driving from Brooklyn to Oregon next week; What weird should I espy? Boing Boing
- There are a great many Rook and pawn endgames, reflecting their common occurrence in tournament practice.
- Suggest he is a liar and a crook. Times, Sunday Times