crook
11crook — early 13c., hook shaped instrument or weapon, from O.N. krokr hook, corner, cognate with O.H.G. kracho hooked tool, of obscure origin but perhaps related to a widespread group of Germanic kr words meaning bent, hooked. Meaning swindler is… …
12crook — [n] criminal, thief cheat, filcher, knave, pilferer, purloiner, racketeer, robber, rogue, scoundrel, shark*, shyster*, swindler, villain; concept 412 Ant. law, police crook [v] bend, angle bow, curve, flex, fork, hook, meander, notch, round,… …
13Crook — (spr. kruk), Stadtgemeinde in der engl. Grafschaft Durham, 9 km nordwestlich von Bishop Auckland, mit gotischer Kirche, Kohlengruben und (1901) 11,472 Einw …
14crook — index convict, embezzler Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
15Crook — CROOK, a hamlet, in the parish of Alves, county of Elgin; containing 73 inhabitants …
16crook — vb *flex, bow, buckle Analogous words: *curve, bend, twist: contort, *deform …
17crook — ► NOUN 1) a shepherd s hooked staff. 2) a bishop s crozier. 3) a bend, especially at the elbow in a person s arm. 4) informal a criminal or dishonest person. ► VERB ▪ bend (something, especially a finger). ► ADJECTIVE Austral./NZ …
18crook — [krook] n. [ME crok < ON krōkr, var. of krākr, a bending, hook, bay: for IE base see CRADLE] 1. a hooked, bent, or curved thing or part; hook 2. a) a shepherd s staff, with a hook at one end b) a bishop s staff resembling this; crosier 3. a …
19crook|er|y — «KRUK uhr ee», noun. dishonesty; crookedness …
20Crook — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Patronymie 2 Toponymie 2.1 …
