Rook (''Corvus frugilegus'') is a bird of the

corvid Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. In colloquial English, they are known as the crow family or corvids. Currently, 133 ...

family. Rook or rooks may also refer to:

Games

Rook (chess) The rook (; ♖, ♜) is a piece in the game of chess. It may move any number of squares horizontally or vertically without jumping, and it may an enemy piece on its path; additionally, it may participate in castling. Each player starts the game ...

, a piece in chess * Rook (card game), a trick-taking card game

Military

* Sukhoi Su-25 or Rook, a close air support aircraft * USS ''Rooks'' (DD-804), a destroyer launched in 1944

Places

Montes Rook Montes Rook is a ring-shaped mountain range that lies along the western limb of the Moon, crossing over to the Far side (Moon), far side. It completely encircles the Mare Orientale, and forms part of a massive impact basin feature. This range in ...

, a mountain range on the Moon *

Rooks County, Kansas Rooks County (standard abbreviation: RO) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,919. The county seat is Stockton, and the largest city is Plainville. The county was named for Privat ...

Fictional entities

* The Rook (comics), a comic book character from ''Eerie'' magazine * Rook (''G.I. Joe''), a character in the ''G.I. Joe'' universe *Rook, an Utrom in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' season 4 *Rook Blonko, a character in '' Ben 10: Omniverse''

Other uses

* ''Rook'' (album), 2008 album by Shearwater * ''The Rook'' (novel), a 2011 supernatural thriller by Daniel O'Malley ** ''The Rook'' (TV series), a TV series on ''Starz'' *

Rook (piercing) A rook piercing is a perforation of the antihelix of the ear for the purpose of wearing jewelry. It is located just above the tragus on the ridge between the inner and outer conch with the piercing passing from the underside to the top of thi ...