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rook

[rook] / rʊk /


VERB
cheat
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest give


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"I'm sure the irony is not lost on people," Annabel's father, Peter Rook, says.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

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

This remains the case when Andy encounters the slimy remains of Rook, the derelict vessel’s android science officer who looks exactly like Ash, the series’ first android traitor introduced in 1979’s “Alien.”

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024

The time she and her parents had walked into Rook Hill on a fall day, the leaves as gold as coins, the air crisp and dry.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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