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crook
What does crook mean?
crook (noun): someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce crook?
/kɹʊk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does crook come from?
From Middle English croke, crok, from Old English *crōc (“hook, bend, crook”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of crook?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “crook”?
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What does “crook” mean?
a fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light
Not quite: that's what blaze means.
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Right! That's what “crook” means.
a large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal
Not quite: that's what bonfire means.
the process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse
Not quite: that's what deterioration means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “crook”?
essay
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usage
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habit
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felon
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