Phrase Hound found 11 phrases and 33 compound words that contain rook. The most common are listed below. Open rook in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 11
- rook rifleAn English single-shot dropping block or break-action small-calibre rifle for shooting rooks and rabbits.
- Johnny rookA bird, the caracara.
- rook liftA tactic in which a rook is moved off the back rank to a position past its pawns.
- rook polynomialA generating polynomial of the number of ways to place non-attacking rooks on a generalized form of chessboard.
- rook polynomialsplural of rook polynomial: A generating polynomial of the number of ways to place non-attacking rooks on a generalized form of chessboard.
- rook and rabbit rifleSynonym of rook rifle: An English single-shot dropping block or break-action small-calibre rifle for shooting rooks and rabbits.
- wrong rook pawnIn the endgame, a rook's pawn that is unable to promote under the protection of a bishop, because the promoting square is of the color the single friendly bishop cannot control.
- rook liftsplural of rook lift: A tactic in which a rook is moved off the back rank to a position past its pawns.
- rook riflesplural of rook rifle: An English single-shot dropping block or break-action small-calibre rifle for shooting rooks and rabbits.
- rook and rabbit riflesplural of rook and rabbit rifle: An English single-shot dropping block or break-action small-calibre rifle for shooting rooks and rabbits.
- wrong rook pawnsplural of wrong rook pawn: In the endgame, a rook's pawn that is unable to promote under the protection of a bishop, because the promoting square is of the color the single friendly bishop cannot control.
Compound words 33
- rugbyA form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the …
- rookieAn inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
- rookeryA colony of breeding birds or other animals.
- rookerA person who rooks (cheats or swindles).
- rookletA little rook (type of bird).
- rookishResembling or characteristic of a rook (bird).
- rooklessWithout rooks (the birds).
- rooklikeResembling or characteristic of a rook.
- rookwiseMoving exclusively in cardinal directions, as a rook moves in chess
- rookiesplural of rookie: An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.