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rook::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | corvus frugilegus |
| Type of | corvine bird |
rook::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | castle |
| Type of | chess piece, chessman |
Examples of rook
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Black's bishop on c5, his knight on e5, and his rook on f8 are all under attack.
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Kd3 Ra4 we have reached a rook endgame that is very difficult for black to win.
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After a series of exchanges, each side was down to a single rook and six pawns.
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Elizabeth gave him the ring to make him quiet, whereupon a rook stole the ring.
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He dreamed of a house in Beverly Hills that would be built in the shape of a rook.
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Apparently still in his home preparation he calmly protected his rook with 19.
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So, why shouldn't Samsung rook Apple on pricing while it still has the chance?
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You don't want to risk losing a queen or rook early on, they're too valuable.
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The interesting part happens if white tries 2. Kc5, attacking the black rook.
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- Castle: (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
- Victimize: deprive of by deceit; "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"
- Common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow
- Rook is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Shearwater. It was released on June 3, 2008, on the Matador Records label. The track "Rooks" was the first single from the album. ...
- The Rook (Corvus frugilegus) is a member of the Corvidae family in the passerine order of birds. Named by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, the species name frugilegus is Latin for "food-gathering".
- Rook is a trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards. Sometimes referred to as "Christian cards" or "missionary poker", Rook playing cards were introduced by Parker Brothers in 1906 to provide an alternative to standard playing cards for those in the Puritan tradition or ...
- A rook (u2656 u265C borrowed from Persian u0631u062E rokh, Sanskrit u0930u0925 ratha, "chariot") is a piece in the strategy board game of chess. Formerly the piece was called the tower, marquess, rector, and comes (Sunnucks 1970). The term castle is considered informal, incorrect, or old-fashioned.
- The Rook is a time-traveling comic book character whose adventures were chronicled in various issues of Eerie magazine published by Warren Publishing in the 1970s and 80s, before getting his own title. He was created by writer Bill DuBay.
- Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity (e.g. ...
