Associations to the word «Crook»
Noun
- Elbow
- Shepherd
- Merritt
- Custer
- Hook
- Mackenzie
- Sioux
- Compton
- Apache
- Cheyenne
- Finger
- Emory
- Vulture
- Eyebrow
- Sheridan
- Durham
- Arm
- Loot
- Gull
- Grin
- Cavalry
- Cop
- Winchester
- Sheep
- Homme
- Brigadier
- Crook
- Northamptonshire
- Eddy
- Scout
- Thief
- Steal
- Nirvana
- Auckland
- Incline
- Ortiz
- Countdown
- Bend
- Chase
- Snoop
- Royce
- Zeppelin
- Pike
- Annie
- Camp
- Criminal
- Novak
- Norwich
- Sprague
- Malcolm
- Beak
- Stick
- Horn
- Nora
- Cloak
- Malone
- Eastwood
- Pharaoh
- Trooper
- George
- Devon
- Rapper
- Josh
- Allah
- Brigade
- Abe
- Lancashire
- Hereafter
- General
- Brow
- Nimitz
- Butte
- Shoulder
- Wyoming
- Tubing
- Thumb
- Hand
- Darlington
- Butt
- Osiris
- Claw
- Dave
Wiktionary
CROOK, noun. A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
CROOK, noun. A bending of the knee; a genuflection.
CROOK, noun. A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything).
CROOK, noun. (obsolete) A lock or curl of hair.
CROOK, noun. (obsolete) A gibbet.
CROOK, noun. (obsolete) A support beam consisting of a post with a cross-beam resting upon it; a bracket or truss consisting of a vertical piece, a horizontal piece, and a strut.
CROOK, noun. A shepherd's crook; a staff with a semi-circular bend ("hook") at one end used by shepherds.
CROOK, noun. A bishop's staff of office.
CROOK, noun. An artifice; a trick; a contrivance.
CROOK, noun. A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.
CROOK, noun. A pothook.
CROOK, noun. (music) A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key.
CROOK, verb. (transitive) To bend.
CROOK, verb. To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.
CROOK, adjective. (Australia) (New Zealand) (slang) Bad, unsatisfactory, not up to standard.
CROOK, adjective. (Australia) (New Zealand) (slang) Ill, sick.
CROOK, adjective. (Australia) (New Zealand) (slang) Annoyed, angry; upset.
CROOK AND NANNY, noun. (often preceded by "every") A very small place; mistaken form of nook and cranny
CROOK AND NANNY, noun. (rare) (often preceded by "every") Average person or people.
Dictionary definition
CROOK, noun. Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime.
CROOK, noun. A circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path".
CROOK, noun. A long staff with one end being hook shaped.
CROOK, verb. Bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply".
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