Associations to the word «Crook»
Noun
- Competence
- Steven
- Ammunition
- Arizona
- Blanket
- Sting
- Courthouse
- Records
- Viewpoint
- Heel
- Hide
- Mercer
- Artist
- Detachment
- Pony
- Hat
- Trombone
- Fork
- Banker
- Troop
- Tony
- Ain
- Directory
- Crawl
- Isabel
- Bradford
- Finalist
- Spy
- Police
- Disguise
- Miner
- Dj
- County
- Appearance
- Slogan
- Reinforcement
- Prostitute
- Miles
- Bishop
- Spider
- Coalition
- Pull
- Sword
- Chips
- Ribbon
- Beverly
- Leo
- Band
- Cheshire
- Musician
- Display
- Slide
- Musical
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".
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.