rook's

Belonging to tower

Rook's is the possessive form of rook—either the chess piece that moves in straight lines or the crow-like bird.

A rook's movement follows ranks and files across the board.

A rook's nest sits high in a colony called a rookery.

Also the possessive of the verb rook, meaning to cheat: the swindler's rook's share of the take.

bird

nest

Animal-built shelter for young

  • colonyDependent territorial settlement
  • corvidCrow family member
  • cawCorvid vocalization

feather · fledgling · breeding · treetop · perch · eggs · chick · beak · wingspan · plumage

chess

piece

A portion or segment

queenside · sacrifice · fork · pin · endgame · opening · file · rank · exchange · gambit

swindle

con

Argument against

  • markVisible impression or sign
  • hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
  • schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive

cheat · scam · trick · fleece · swindler · victim · fraud · deception · grift · taken

Opposites
chess piece movement/role

rook'sbishop's

Of a high clergyman

knight's · queen's · king's

Phrases
Family

rook, rooks, rookery, rookeries, rooking, rooked

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G