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rook

[rook] / rʊk /


VERB
cheat
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest give


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Criticks, do your worst, that here are met; For, like a Rook, I have hedged in my Bet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

This isn’t the first time this kind of attitude has followed Ishii’s attachment to a game; last year, they were one of the voice options for Rook, the lead character in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2025

Peter Rook KC, judicial vice-chairman of the Parole Board of England and Wales said he understood that public hearings can provide "insight into the case and parole process".

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

Thanks to the late Ian Holm’s face being digitally superimposed over that of Daniel Betts, we’re primed to recognize that Rook is up to no good.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024

Ash almost missed her visit entirely, because she had been forced to go into Rook Hill with her stepmother and stepsisters.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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