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crook::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | criminal, felon, malefactor, outlaw |
| Type of | principal |
| Has types | conspirator, contrabandist, desperado, desperate criminal, drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, extortioner, extortionist, firebug, fugitive, fugitive from justice, gangster, gangster's moll, gaolbird, goon, gun moll, habitual criminal, highbinder, highjacker, hijacker, hood, hoodlum, incendiary, jail bird, jailbird, kidnaper, kidnapper, law offender, lawbreaker, liquidator, machinator, mafioso, manslayer, mobster, moll, moon-curser, moon curser, moonshiner, murderer, parolee, peddler, plotter, suborner, accessary, accessory, arsonist, blackmailer, bootlegger, briber, coconspirator, abductor, thief, thug, tough, toughie, traitor, treasonist, violator, probationer, punk, pusher, racketeer, raper, rapist, recidivist, repeater, runner, scofflaw, smuggler, snatcher, stealer, strong-armer |
crook::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | shepherd's crook |
| Type of | staff |
Examples of crook
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The bad news is we ultimately hae to pay for this some way, by hook or by crook.
From the stltoday.com
Who, in this era of Wall Street crooks, wants to see a show about another crook?
From the latimes.com
Keep in mind that pines will usually have, at least, some crook in their trunks.
From the kentucky.com
Also, if Scott was a crook wouldn't he have been indicted or fined or something?
From the orlandosentinel.com
It is not difficult to believe Blagojevich is a crook and would do such a thing.
From the infowars.com
Crook returned to command of his regiment during the Northern Virginia Campaign.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Crook pulled up on the west bank, and a long, ineffective artillery duel ensued.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As far as it's concerned, anyone who fails to pay their bill on time is a crook.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
It's the old Dostoyevskian bit about cop and crook being brothers under the skin.
From the time.com
- Bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
- Criminal: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
- Bend: a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
- A long staff with one end being hook shaped
- Crook (originally titled Crook: It's Good to Be Bad) is an upcoming Hindi thriller film directed by Mohit Suri. Emraan Hashmi and Neha Sharma play pivotal roles in the film. The film is scheduled for release on October 8, 2010.
- A crook, also sometimes called a shank, is an exchangeable segment of tubing in a natural horn (or other brass instrument, such as a natural trumpet) which is used to change the length of the pipe, altering the fundamental pitch and harmonic series which the instrument can sound, and thus the ...
- Le Voyou, also known as The Crook, is a highly stylized French action movie which follows Simon the Swiss during his largest heist. ...
- A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal; A shepherd's crook; a staff with a semi-circular bend ("hook") at one end used by shepherds; A bend; To bend; ill, sick; not right, not up to standard
- (Crooks) 1) Length of brass tubing added to a brasswind to change its key as from F to Eb or from C to Bb 2) musical instrument sales personal (well, some of them).
