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| 1. | [ noun ] (chess,games) the chessman that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard | |
| Synonyms: | castle | |
| Related terms: | chessman chess | |
| 2. | [ verb ] deprive of by deceit | |
| Synonyms: | defraud swindle con goldbrick scam bunco mulct gyp diddle victimize nobble | |
| Examples: | "He swindled me out of my inheritance" "She defrauded the customers who trusted her" "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" |
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| Related terms: | cheat short-change exploitation bunco scam swindler | |
| 3. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 9289 | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (zoology) common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow | |
| Synonyms: | Corvus_frugilegus | |
| Related terms: | corvine_bird Corvus | |
| Similar spelling: |
Rooke Rooks rookie Rock Rojo Rocco Rocio Rocke Rosso Rosio Rocky Rockey Roeske roc Ros Roos Roig Rosa rose ross rosy rous roux Roch Roxy Roca Roza |
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