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rookwise

rookwise adverb: moving exclusively in cardinal directions, as a rook moves in chess.

Adverb

rookwise (not comparable)

  1. Moving exclusively in cardinal directions, as a rook moves in chess

Adjective

rookwise (not comparable)

  1. Moving exclusively in cardinal directions, as a rook moves in chess

Origin of rookwise

From rook + -wise.

Questions about rookwise

What does rookwise mean?
Rookwise means moving exclusively in cardinal directions, as a rook moves in chess.
What part of speech is rookwise?
Rookwise can be an adverb or an adjective.

Words near rookwise in the dictionary

  1. Rooks County
  2. Rookstool
  3. Rookstools
  4. rookus
  5. rookuses
  6. rookwise
  7. Rookwood
  8. rooky
  9. Rookyard
  10. Rookyards
  11. rookying

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