noun Download 🔗Share A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure. Examples : "She held the baby in the crook of her arm." structure appearance nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bending of the knee; a genuflection. Examples : "The queen acknowledged the crowd with a slight crook of her knee as she passed. " religion ritual body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything). Examples : "the crook of a cane" part structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lock or curl of hair. Examples : "My little sister had a beautiful, bouncy crook of hair that curled around her ear. " appearance body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A gibbet. Examples : ""In old Westerns, you might see a hanging scene where a criminal is tied to a crook, ready to be executed." " law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The old barn was held up by a sturdy crook, preventing the roof from collapsing. " architecture structure building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shepherd's crook; a staff with a semi-circular bend ("hook") at one end used by shepherds. Examples : "The shepherd used his crook to gently guide the sheep back into the pen. " agriculture utensil animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bishop's staff of office. Examples : "The bishop carried his ornate crook during the religious procession. " religion ritual theology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An artifice; a trick; a contrivance. Examples : "The student used a clever crook to get the answer without studying. " character action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal. Examples : "The crook stole money from the school's fundraising box. " person character moral law police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pothook. Examples : "The carpenter used a crook to hang the heavy picture frame on the wall. " utensil item thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key. Examples : "The musician carefully inserted the crook into the trumpet to change the key for the next piece. " music technical device sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To bend, or form into a hook. Examples : "He crooked his finger toward me." action appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become bent or hooked. Examples : "The old tree branch began to crook under the weight of the heavy snow. " appearance structure action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist. Examples : "The politician was accused of crooking the election results to secure his victory. " moral character value action business law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Bad, unsatisfactory, not up to standard. Examples : "Not turning up for training was pretty crook." quality condition negative Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share Annoyed, angry; upset. Examples : "be crook at/about; go crook at" attitude emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading