Rook
21rook — {{11}}rook (1) European crow, O.E. hroc, from P.Gmc. *khrokaz (Cf. O.N. hrokr, M.Du. roec, M.Swed. roka, O.H.G. hruoh), possibly imitative of its raucous voice. Used as a disparaging term for persons since at least c.1500, and extended by 1570s… …
22rook — [[t]r ʊk[/t]] rooks 1) N COUNT A rook is a large black bird. Rooks are members of the crow family. 2) N COUNT In chess, a rook is one of the chess pieces which stand in the corners of the board at the beginning of a game. Rooks can move forwards …
23rook — UK [rʊk] / US noun [countable] Word forms rook : singular rook plural rooks 1) a large black European bird that is a type of crow and lives in big noisy groups 2) a piece in the shape of a tower used in the game of chess …
24rook — [risk] tv. to cheat someone. □ She tried to rook me when I paid my bill. □ Don’t go into that store. They’ll rook you …
25rook — Roke Roke, n. [See {Reek}.] 1. Mist; smoke; damp [Prov. Eng.] [Written also {roak}, {rook}, and {rouk}.] [1913 Webster] 2. A vein of ore. [Pov.Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] …
26rook — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrōc; akin to Old High German hruoch rook Date: before 12th century a common Old World gregarious crow (Corvus frugilegus) that nests and roosts in usually treetop colonies II. transitive verb… …
27rook — I [[t]rʊk[/t]] n. 1) orn a black, bare faced Eurasian crow, Corvus frugilegus, that nests and roosts colonially 2) a sharper at cards or dice; swindler 3) to cheat or swindle • Etymology: bef. 900; ME rok(e), OE hrōc, c. OHG hruoh, ON hrōkr II… …
28Rook — kovas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Corvus frugilegus angl. Rook vok. Saatkrähe …
29rook — paprastasis kovas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Corvus frugilegus angl. rook vok. Saatkrähe, f rus. грач, m pranc. corbeau freux, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – varnos sinonimas – kovas …
30rook — bokštas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Bokšto formos kalno viršūnė, prieviršūnis. atitikmenys: angl. castle; rook; tower vok. Turm, m rus. башня; вышка …
