rook has definitions from the fields of zoology,chess,games
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[ noun ] (chess,games) the chessman that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

Synonyms

castle

Related terms

chessman chess

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[ verb ] deprive of by deceit

Examples

"He swindled me out of my inheritance" "She defrauded the customers who trusted her" "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 9289
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[ noun ] (zoology) common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow

Related terms

corvine_bird Corvus

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