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noun

plural of crook
1
as in criminals
a person who has committed a crime a guy at the bar was raving about how all politicians are basically crooks

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2
as in curves
something that curves or is curved carried the baby in the crook of her arm

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crooks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of crook
1
as in bends
to cause to turn away from a straight line crooked a finger

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2
as in trends
to turn away from a straight line or course the road suddenly crooked to the left

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Recent Examples of crooks
Noun
Had modern cryptographic algorithms been available to the crooks in this tale, Holmes would have been out of luck. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026 Charles Cioffi, the veteran character actor who portrayed lots of cops and crooks in projects including Klute, Shaft, Get Christie Love! — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026 Per the logline, in Season 2 the Dars are drowning in dirty cash and Philly’s sketchiest crooks are circling. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 May 2026 Or the fact that all cops may not be crooks. — Literary Hub, 6 May 2026 Already cancelled my auto-renewal so you crooks can't rob me again in 2027. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2026 The other crooks don’t have names worth learning, but the actors playing them, Shaun Mason and Nabil Elouahabi, do have memorable faces. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 But the single-take fight scene that follows, as Lindsay, Ashley, and Austin fend off the chairwoman’s crooks, benefits from the roving camera. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Lopez said on top of it, the crooks also stole the catalytic converter from her personal car, which gets parked in the same lot, on Tuesday. — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crooks
  1. criminals
  2. curves
  3. bends
  4. trends
  5. offenders
  6. curvatures
  7. hooks
  8. sweeps
Noun
  • Supporters will argue that criminals should not be able to hide behind wallets.
    — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • And just like Alito, some members of my family have forgotten our history and support Trump or favor some of his immigration policies, dismissing new arrivals as criminals or lazy.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of criminals
Noun
  • Make careful vertical swipes, run the vegetable peeler down the sides of the fruit, following its curves to trim closely between the skin and the flesh.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
  • Users can store up to five profiles on the physical device, including different headphone calibrations and custom tonal curves.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of curves
Verb
  • Benglis bends flat material into shape; so, in the end, does couture.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • So when light from a background object passes a foreground object, the light bends around it.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of bends
Verb
  • Officials said the decrease came during a time of year when crime often trends higher because of summer heat, longer daylight hours and school breaks.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Industry trends analysis supports this shift.
    — Thomas Andersen, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of trends
Noun
  • Independence Day celebrations come in the most challenging threat environment since 9/11, with the ongoing terror threat, a rise in political violence and continuing fears about lone-wolf offenders, according to Raia.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • There were also concerns listed in the analysis that the registry, which dates back to 1947, could include LGBTQ+ offenders from decades ago who were convicted of offenses that are no longer crimes.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of offenders
Noun
  • These New Balance sneakers have thick, firm outsoles with upward curvatures.
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • There are hardly any flat architectural surfaces, and NAUSICAÄ is shaped by curvatures and louvred details.
    — Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Definition of curvatures
Verb
  • Ceiling hooks for fishing rods, cargo door for two bikes, spray hose for cleaning gear and heated locker for drying it.
    — Kris Millgate, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • How Many Calories Rucking Burns The calorie math is what hooks many newcomers, particularly men in their 40s trying to recapture lost ground.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Definition of hooks
Verb
  • Rather than conventional seats, the cushions are fixed directly to the chassis, and there’s an optional sustainable textile called InnoKnit, which sweeps across the sills and cockpit like a breaking wave.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 7 July 2026
  • Relief from the extreme heat has settled into parts of the Midwest, as well as upstate New York and northern New England for the Fourth of July holiday, however more widespread relief sweeps across much of the Northeast on Sunday.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Definition of sweeps

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