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Rook

noun/ɹˈʊk/
Definition
(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
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹˈʊk/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹˈʊk/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹˈʊk/
1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈʊk/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Corvus frugilegusdefraudvictimizediddlegypcastlenobblegoldbrickgipscammulcthornswoggleshort-changebuncoconswindle
Parts of Speech
noun(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
nouncommon gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow
verbdeprive of by deceit
“He swindled me out of my inheritance”
Word Forms
castleverbmove the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king
victimizationnounan act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
swindlernouna person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
swindlenounthe act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
bunconouna swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
defraudernouna person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
scammernouna person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
scamnouna fraudulent business scheme
gypnouna swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
connouna swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Turm
(Schach) die Figur, die eine beliebige Anzahl unbesetzter Felder in einer Richtung parallel zu den Seiten des Schachbretts bewegen kann
🇫🇷French
tour
(échecs) la pièce qui peut déplacer n'importe quel nombre de cases inoccupées dans une direction parallèle aux côtés de l'échiquier
🇪🇸Spanish
torre
(ajedrez) la pieza que puede mover cualquier número de casillas desocupadas en una dirección paralela a los lados del tablero de ajedrez
🇮🇹Italian
torre
(scacchi) il pezzo che può muovere un qualsiasi numero di caselle libere in una direzione parallela ai lati della scacchiera
🇳🇱Dutch
toren
(schaak) het stuk dat een willekeurig aantal onbezette velden kan verplaatsen in een richting parallel aan de zijkanten van het schaakbord
🇵🇹Portuguese
torre
(xadrez) a peça que pode mover qualquer número de casas desocupadas em uma direção paralela às laterais do tabuleiro de xadrez
🇷🇺Russian
ладья
(шахматы) фигура, которая может передвигаться на любое количество незанятых полей в направлении, параллельном сторонам шахматной доски.
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कौआ
(शतरंज) वह मोहरा जो शतरंज की बिसात के किनारों के समानांतर किसी भी संख्या में खाली वर्गों को एक दिशा में घुमा सकता है
🇮🇳Tamil
கொக்கு
(சதுரங்கம்) சதுரங்கப் பலகையின் பக்கங்களுக்கு இணையான திசையில் எத்தனை எண்ணிக்கையில் பயன்படுத்தப்படாத சதுரங்களை நகர்த்த முடியும்
🇮🇳Telugu
రూక్
(చదరంగం) చదరంగం బోర్డు వైపులా సమాంతరంగా ఎన్ని ఖాళీ లేని చతురస్రాలను తరలించగల ముక్క
🇮🇳Gujarati
રુક
(ચેસ) એ ટુકડો જે ચેસબોર્ડની બાજુઓની સમાંતર દિશામાં ગમે તેટલા બિન-કબજાવાળા ચોરસને ખસેડી શકે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ರೂಕ್
(ಚೆಸ್) ಚದುರಂಗ ಫಲಕದ ಬದಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಮಾನಾಂತರವಾಗಿ ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯ ಖಾಲಿ ಚೌಕಗಳನ್ನು ಚಲಿಸಬಲ್ಲ ತುಂಡು
🇮🇳Malayalam
റൂക്ക്
(ചെസ്സ്) ചെസ്സ് ബോർഡിൻ്റെ വശങ്ങൾക്ക് സമാന്തരമായ ഒരു ദിശയിലേക്ക് ആളില്ലാത്ത എത്ര ചതുരങ്ങളേയും നീക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്ന കഷണം
🇵🇰Urdu
چھڑی
(شطرنج) وہ ٹکڑا جو بساط کے اطراف کے متوازی سمت میں کسی بھی تعداد میں خالی چوکوں کو منتقل کر سکتا ہے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
车
（国际象棋）可以沿平行于棋盘边的方向移动任意数量的未占据的方格的棋子
🇯🇵Japanese
ルーク
(チェス) チェス盤の側面に平行な方向に、空いているマス目をいくつでも移動できる駒
🇰🇷Korean
사기꾼
(체스) 체스판의 측면과 평행한 방향으로 비어 있는 사각형을 원하는 만큼 움직일 수 있는 말
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xe
(cờ vua) quân cờ có thể di chuyển bao nhiêu ô trống tùy ý theo hướng song song với các cạnh của bàn cờ
🇹🇭Thai
โกง
(หมากรุก) ตัวหมากที่สามารถเคลื่อนย้ายช่องสี่เหลี่ยมว่างจำนวนเท่าใดก็ได้ในทิศทางขนานกับด้านข้างของกระดานหมากรุก
🇮🇩Indonesian
benteng
(catur) bidak yang dapat memindahkan sejumlah kotak kosong ke arah yang sejajar dengan sisi papan catur
🇲🇾Malay
benteng
(catur) sekeping yang boleh menggerakkan sebarang bilangan segi empat sama yang tidak berpenghuni ke arah yang selari dengan sisi papan catur
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الرخ
(الشطرنج) القطعة التي يمكنها تحريك أي عدد من المربعات الفارغة في اتجاه موازي لجوانب رقعة الشطرنج
🇮🇷Persian
سر
(شطرنج) مهره ای که می تواند هر تعداد مربع خالی را در جهتی موازی با اضلاع صفحه شطرنج حرکت دهد.
🇹🇷Turkish
kale
(satranç) herhangi sayıda boş kareyi satranç tahtasının kenarlarına paralel yönde hareket ettirebilen taş
🇮🇱Hebrew
צָרִיחַ
(שחמט) הכלי שיכול להזיז כל מספר של ריבועים לא תפוסים בכיוון מקביל לצידי לוח השחמט
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'rook'?
The primary meaning of 'rook' is '(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'rook' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'rook' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'rook' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'rook' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'rook' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'rook' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'rook' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'rook' in regular conversations?
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