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What is the difference between rook and castle?

rook | castle |

Castle is a synonym of rook.

Castle is a hyponym of rook.



In lang=en terms the difference between rook and castle

is that rook is a castle or other fortification while castle is to perform the move of castling.

In obsolete terms the difference between rook and castle

is that rook is to squat; to ruck while castle is a close helmet.

As nouns the difference between rook and castle

is that rook is a European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family while castle is a large building that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king.

As verbs the difference between rook and castle

is that rook is to cheat or swindle while castle is to perform the move of castling.

As a proper noun Castle is

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rook

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) rok, roke, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A European bird, Corvus frugilegus , of the crow family.
  • * Pennant
    • The rook should be treated as the farmer's friend.
  • A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
    • (Wycherley)
  • (British) a type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.
  • A trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards.
    • Synonyms
    * (swindler) swindler, cheat
    Hypernyms
    * (bird) bird * (firecracker) firecracker

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cheat or swindle.
  • * 1974 , (GB Edwards), The Book of Ebenezer Le Page , New York 2007, p. 311:
    • Some had spent a week in Jersey before coming to Guernsey; and, from what Paddy had heard, they really do know how to rook the visitors over there.
    Synonyms
    * (sense) cheat, con, do, dupe, have, swindle

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) roc, ultimately from (etyl) . Compare (roc).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
  • (rare) A castle or other fortification.
    • Synonyms
    * (chesspiece) castle
    See also
    * *
    See also
    * squab

    Etymology 3

    From rookie .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (baseball, slang) A rookie.

    • Etymology 4

    Noun

    (-)
  • mist; fog; roke

    • Etymology 5

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To squat; to ruck.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Anagrams

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    castle

    English

    (wikipedia castle)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large building that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king.
  • (chess) An instance of castling.
  • (chess, informal) A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.
  • (obsolete) A close helmet.
  • * 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , p. 12,
    • The castle was perhaps a figurative name for a close headpiece deduced from its enclosing and defending the head, as a castle did the whole body; or a corruption from the Old French word casquetel , a small or light helmet.
  • (dated) Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.
  • (dated) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.

    • Usage notes

    For the chess piece, chess players prefer the term rook.

    Synonyms

    * (building) fortress, keep

    Derived terms

    * build castles in the air * castellated * castle in the air * ice castle * king of the castle * sandcastle

    See also

    * *

    Verb

    (castl)
  • (chess) To perform the move of castling.
  • (cricket) To bowl a batsman with a full-length ball or yorker such that the stumps are knocked over.
  • * 2009 , Lightning Bolt blows over Gayle , BBC Sport:
    • And the 23-year-old brought the crowd to their feet when he castled Gayle's stumps, signalling the direction of the pavilion to his friend for good measure.
  • * 2011 , Firdose Moonda, A day for missed hat-tricks , ESPNcricinfo:
    • He bowled Vinay with a with a full, straight ball that castled off stump and then dished up a yorker that RP Singh backed away to and sent onto his stumps.

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