noun🔗ShareHameçon, crochetA rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment."The fisherman used a sturdy hooker to catch the fish. "nauticalutensilitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHameçonA barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook."The fisherman carefully cast his hooker into the river. "Le pêcheur lança soigneusement son hameçon dans la rivière.fishutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrochet, serpeAny of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook."The farmer used a hooker to trim the overgrown hedges in the field. "L'agriculteur a utilisé une serpe pour tailler les haies envahies par la végétation dans le champ.agricultureutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrochetThe curved needle used in the art of crochet."The crocheter carefully inserted the hooker into the yarn to begin her new scarf. "La crocheteuse a soigneusement inséré le crochet dans le fil pour commencer sa nouvelle écharpe.artutensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePenture, gondThe part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns."The carpenter carefully attached the hooker to the post so the barn door would swing smoothly. "Le charpentier a soigneusement fixé la penture au poteau pour que la porte de la grange puisse s'ouvrir et se fermer en douceur.partarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHameçonA loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j."The calligraphy teacher pointed out that the "g" in my name needed a longer, more pronounced hooker to be properly formed. "Le professeur de calligraphie a souligné que le « g » de mon nom avait besoin d'un hameçon plus long et plus prononcé pour être correctement formé.grammarwritinglanguagewordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoint d'accroche, lienA tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely."The school's new dress code was a hooker for the recent debate on school uniforms in the local newspaper. "Le nouveau code vestimentaire de l'école a servi de point d'accroche pour le récent débat sur les uniformes scolaires dans le journal local.mediacommunicationwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiège, traquenardA snare; a trap."The teacher set a clever hooker to catch the students' attention about the upcoming project. "Le professeur a tendu un piège astucieux pour attirer l'attention des élèves sur le projet à venir.thingitemdeviceutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOs crochus(in the plural) The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones."The veterinarian palpated the cow's hookers to assess her overall health and body condition. "Le vétérinaire a palpé les os crochus de la vache pour évaluer sa santé générale et sa condition physique.bodyanimalanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExclusion, renvoiRemoval or expulsion from a group or activity"The student's poor attendance resulted in his hooker from the debate club. "L'absentéisme de l'élève a entraîné son exclusion du club de débat.groupactionorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChamp semé deux années de suiteA field sown two years in succession."The farmer planted a crop of corn in the hooker this year, after planting beans there last year. "L'agriculteur a planté une récolte de maïs dans le champ semé deux années de suite cette année, après y avoir planté des haricots l'année dernière.agricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAmorce, accroche(authorship) A brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen to a speech, read a book, or watch a play."The speaker started with a strong hooker about the future of education, immediately grabbing the audience's attention. "L'orateur a commencé par une forte accroche sur l'avenir de l'éducation, captivant immédiatement l'attention du public.communicationwritingliteraturelanguagemediaentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAccroche, élément accrocheur(authorship) A gimmick or element of a creative work intended to be attention-grabbing for the audience; a compelling idea for a story that will be sure to attract people's attention."The new teacher's engaging hooker about the history of the Roman Empire immediately captured the students' attention. "L'élément accrocheur du nouveau professeur sur l'histoire de l'Empire romain a immédiatement captivé l'attention des élèves.entertainmentliteraturewritingmediastoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFinesse, astuceA finesse."The teacher used a clever hooker in her presentation to get the students' attention. "La professeure a utilisé une astuce ingénieuse dans sa présentation pour attirer l'attention des élèves.styleactiongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareValetA jack (the playing card)."My uncle dealt the cards, and I got the hooker, so I went first. "Mon oncle a distribué les cartes, et j'ai eu le valet, alors j'ai commencé.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFlèche littorale, pointeA spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey."The children played on the beach, near the hooker that protected the cove from the waves. "Les enfants jouaient sur la plage, près de la flèche littorale qui protégeait l'anse des vagues.geographygeologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAccroche, phrase musicale entraînanteA catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song."The catchy hooker in the new school song made it incredibly popular. "L'accroche entraînante de la nouvelle chanson de l'école l'a rendue incroyablement populaire.musicentertainmentsoundphraseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAncre de navireA ship's anchor."The ship's captain carefully lowered the hooker into the seabed to secure the vessel. "Le capitaine du navire a soigneusement abaissé l'ancre de navire dans le fond marin pour sécuriser le navire.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoint d'accroche, crochetPart of a system's operation that can be intercepted to change or augment its behaviour."The new software update included a hooker for automatically backing up files to the cloud. "La nouvelle mise à jour logicielle comprenait un point d'accroche pour la sauvegarde automatique des fichiers vers le cloud.computingtechnologysystemtechnicalfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAjout(Scrabble) An instance of playing a word perpendicular to a word already on the board, adding a letter to the start or the end of the word to form a new word."The player made a clever hooker by placing "table" vertically, adding "s" to the end, to create "tables." "Le joueur a fait un ajout intelligent en plaçant "table" verticalement, en ajoutant "s" à la fin, pour créer "tables".gamewordlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrocA diacritical mark shaped like the upper part of a question mark, as in ỏ."The teacher wrote the word "ỏ" on the board, pointing to the hooker above the "o". "Le professeur a écrit le mot « ỏ » sur le tableau, en pointant le croc au-dessus du « o ».linguisticsphoneticsgrammarmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHameçonA háček."The háček above the "e" in the word "máte" is a diacritical hooker. "Le hameçon au-dessus du « e » dans le mot « máte » est un signe diacritique.languageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrochet, crocheteurSenses relating to sports."The rugby team needs a strong hooker to win scrums. "L'équipe de rugby a besoin d'un crochet solide pour gagner les mêlées.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrocheteur, hameçonOne who, or that which, hooks."The fishing hooker snagged a large fish. "Le pêcheur a accroché un gros poisson.personjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBateau de pêcheA small fishing boat."My grandfather's small fishing hooker was often used for catching mackerel. "Le petit bateau de pêche de mon grand-père était souvent utilisé pour pêcher le maquereau.nauticalvehiclefishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHoulqueAny antiquated craft."The old fishing hooker was repaired by the boatwright. "La vieille houlque de pêche a été réparée par le charpentier de marine.nauticalvehiclesailinghistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTalonneurA player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot."The rugby hooker skillfully hooked the ball out of the scrum. "Le talonneur a habilement crocheté le ballon hors de la mêlée.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrocheteur/euseA crocheter."My grandmother is a skilled hooker; she makes beautiful blankets and scarves with her crochet needles. "Ma grand-mère est une crocheteuse talentueuse ; elle fait de magnifiques couvertures et écharpes avec ses aiguilles à crochet.jobpersonworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVoleur à la grappinA thief who uses a pole with a hook on the end to steal goods."The shop owner installed bars on the windows to deter the hooker from stealing clothes again. "Le commerçant a installé des barreaux aux fenêtres pour empêcher le voleur à la grappin de voler à nouveau des vêtements.jobpersonactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareProstituée, putainA prostitute."I saw a news report about a woman who was arrested for being a hooker. "J'ai vu un reportage sur une femme arrêtée pour être une prostituée.sexpersonhumansocietyjobmoralserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne gorgée importante (d'alcool)(1920s to 1940s) An imprecise measure of alcoholic drink; a "slug" (of gin), or an overlarge gulp."At the party, he took a large hooker of gin, making him feel quite drunk. "À la fête, il a pris une grosse gorgée de gin, ce qui l'a rendu complètement ivre.drinkamounthistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
