rook | Amarkosh

Meaning of word rook from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard.

Synonyms : castle

Translation in other languages :

Meaning : Common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow.

Synonyms : corvus frugilegus

Meaning : Deprive of by deceit.

Example : He swindled me out of my inheritance.
She defrauded the customers who trusted her.

Synonyms : bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

republic of yemen (noun)
A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean. Formed in 1990.

pragmatical (adjective)
Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.

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