noun🔗ShareGrajoA European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family."From my window, I could see a flock of rooks gathering in the field behind the school. "Desde mi ventana, pude ver una bandada de grajos reuniéndose en el campo detrás de la escuela.birdanimalnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEstafador, timadorA cheat or swindler; someone who betrays."After the company was caught falsifying financial records, everyone realized the CEO was a rook who had betrayed their trust. "Después de que la empresa fue sorprendida falsificando registros financieros, todos se dieron cuenta de que el CEO era un estafador que había traicionado su confianza.characterpersonmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePetardos, espantapájarosA type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name."The farmer set off several rooks in the field to frighten away the rooks that were eating his corn. "El granjero detonó varios petardos en el campo para asustar a los cuervos que se estaban comiendo su maíz.agriculturebirdweaponsounddeviceanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJuego de cartas RookA trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards."My grandpa taught me how to play rooks, a card game requiring careful strategy. "Mi abuelo me enseñó a jugar al juego de cartas Rook, que requiere una estrategia cuidadosa.gameentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEstafa, timoA bad deal, a rip-off.""Paying $50 for that old, used textbook was a complete rooks." "Pagar 50 dólares por ese libro de texto viejo y usado fue una completa estafa.businesseconomyvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstafar, timarTo cheat or swindle."The salesman tried to rook her by selling a broken car at a ridiculously high price. "El vendedor trató de estafarla vendiéndole un coche roto a un precio ridículamente alto.businesseconomymoralcharacterfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTorreA piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling."During the chess game, Maria strategically moved her rooks to control the open files on the board. "Durante la partida de ajedrez, María movió estratégicamente sus torres para controlar las columnas abiertas en el tablero.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCastillo, fortalezaA castle or other fortification."The old manor house, with its imposing stone walls, resembled one of the ancient rooks guarding the countryside. "La antigua casa solariega, con sus imponentes muros de piedra, se asemejaba a uno de los antiguos castillos que custodiaban el campo.architecturebuildingmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNovato, principianteA rookie."The manager was patient with the rooks because it was their first week on the job. "El gerente fue paciente con los novatos porque era su primera semana en el trabajo.personjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAcurrucarse, agacharseTo squat; to ruck."After playing in the garden, the toddler rooks down to examine an interesting bug. "Después de jugar en el jardín, el niño pequeño se agacha para examinar un insecto interesante.bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMiraPronunciation spelling of look.""Just rooks at this math problem; it's really hard!" "¡Mira este problema de matemáticas; es realmente difícil!phoneticslanguagewordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
