rook
/rʊk/
Similar spelling
Description
Rook
species of bird
rook
piece from the board game chess
rook
ear piercing
Rook
trick-taking card game
rook
piece in standard shogi; promotes to dragon; moves any number of squares in an orthogonal direction
Rook
time-traveling comic book hero
Rook
Shearwater album
Rook
family name
Rook
British rocket
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