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Noun
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A person who is dishonest or a criminal
criminal
lawbreaker
offender
villain
malefactor
thief
culprit
robber
swindler
felon
fraudster
racketeer
shark
delinquent
sinner
transgressor
wrongdoer
burglar
housebreaker
gaolbirdUK
jailbirdUS
lag
mugger
outlaw
shoplifter
bandit
black hat
con
gangster
gunman
juvenile delinquent
miscreant
rapist
terrorist
yakuza
young offender
armed robber
baddy
cheat
confidence trickster
conman
hustler
lifer
rogue
yardbird
yegg
cracksman
crim
infractor
lighty
malfeasant
misfeasor
tief
trespasser
chiseller
con artist
defalcator
grifter
knave
old lag
peculator
skelm
transport
trusty
convict
filcher
pilferer
purloiner
scoundrel
shyster
tea leaf
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“A small-time crook threatens to blow up a New York landmark unless his demands for money are met.”
Noun
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A bend in something, especially at the elbow in a person's arm
bend
bow
angle
curve
curvature
arc
arch
fork
inflexionUK
inflectionUS
intersection
kink
turn
wind
crotch
elbow
flexure
twist
corner
turning
round
loop
curvation
hook
curving
crescent
hairpin
sweep
half-moon
dog-leg
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“The crook of his elbow hurt from the blood transfusion.”
Noun
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A long, rigid stick used as a weapon, tool or as a sign of authority
staff
rod
stick
crosier
cane
club
baton
cudgel
truncheon
bludgeon
shillelagh
bat
waddy
pole
nightstick
rung
bastinade
billy
shillalah
bastinado
sap
sceptreUK
scepterUS
billy club
cosh
wand
stave
walking stick
birch
switch
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Noun
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A person who swindles, or defrauds others by means of gaining their trust deceitfully
con artist
swindler
cheater
flimflammer
mountebank
shark
conman
hustler
deceiver
scammer
bilker
fraud
fleecer
bunco
sneak
sharpie
barricuda
hoser
smoothie
con man
confidence trickster
scam artist
smooth operator
clip artist
trickster
fake
charlatan
impostor
pretender
cheat
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Noun
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One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand
pickpocket
bag-snatcher
cutpurse
thief
purse-snatcher
dipper
finger
pickpurse
pocket-picker
purse-picker
reefer
robber
petty thief
sneak thief
bag snatcher
pocket picker
purse snatcher
wallet lifter
mugger
burglar
shoplifter
bandit
swindler
plunderer
stealer
highwayman
pirate
housebreaker
pilferer
cheat
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Verb
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To deviate, or cause to deviate, from a straight line
bend
bow
hook
curve
angle
arch
swerve
arc
curl
round
sweep
trend
wheel
fall off
fork
meander
notch
slither
snake
wind
zigzag
twist
turn
loop
coil
flex
swing
incurvate
veer
buckle
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“Rather than lead him home like a child, she made him crook his arm and she slipped her hand into it.”
Verb
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To bend at an angle
bend
angle
flex
kink
curve
arch
buckle
hook
ply
double up
wind
twist
coil
turn
spiral
loop
snake
meander
twirl
corkscrew
zigzag
twine
entwine
roll
furl
writhe
wreathe
fold
contort
convolute
undulate
ripple
swirl
lap
indent
crisp
wrap
curl
twist and turn
roll up
form into ringlets
“He claimed all he had to do was crook his finger, and besotted society women swooned, but she couldn't imagine it.”
Adjective
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Feeling ill, fatigued, or generally unwell
run down
ill
unwell
poorly
peaky
unhealthy
peaked
off
ropy
sickly
crummy
seedy
wabbit
weak
debilitated
queer
peakish
fatigued
tired
drained
exhausted
enervated
knackered
below par
run-down
off colour
not oneself
out of sorts
under the weather
washed out
not up to snuff
worn out
in bad shape
not feeling up to snuff
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Adjective
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Ill or unwell
lousy
sick
ill
unwell
queasy
nauseous
poorly
nauseated
bad
rough
crummy
grotty
ropy
rotten
seedy
awful
lame
paltry
poor
off colour
out of sorts
under the weather
off-colour
indisposed
sickly
ailing
peaky
below par
infirm
peaked
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Adjective
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Experiencing a feeling of anger or annoyance
irritated
annoyed
angry
exasperated
vexed
irked
peeved
furious
cross
irate
incensed
enraged
riled
infuriated
piqued
displeased
disgruntled
aggravated
resentful
mad
angered
sore
aggrieved
miffed
narked
wrathful
galled
nettled
choleric
bothered
ireful
shirty
provoked
testy
huffy
irritable
maddened
eggy
ruffled
scunnered
disturbed
troubled
miffy
ratty
snaky
impatient
harassed
snuffy
vex
flustered
wrath
hoha
put out
teed off
cheesed off
fed up
hacked off
ticked off
hot under the collar
in a temper
in a huff
browned off
in high dudgeon
peed off
bent out of shape
foaming at the mouth
brassed off
wound up
in a bad mood
not best pleased
out of humour
more ❯
Adjective
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Harmed, damaged, or impaired
injured
damaged
hurt
wounded
bruised
broken
crushed
disabled
fractured
harmed
maimed
mangled
mutilated
sore
cut
deformed
gammy
knackered
scarred
shattered
smashed
weakened
game
battered
incapacitated
spoiltUK
spoiledUS
on the sick list
aching
discolouredUK
more ❯
Adjective
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Defective in some way
wrong
bad
appalling
awful
contemptible
cruddy
deficient
deplorable
detestable
dirty
faulty
grotty
grubby
harmful
hateful
loathsome
nasty
off colour
off-colour
out of sorts
pitiable
pitiful
poorly
rotten
rough
rubbish
sick
terrible
vile
dissatisfactory
inferior
lousy
poor
subpar
substandard
unacceptable
off
suboptimal
unsatisfactory
wretched
more ❯
Adjective
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Being mentally unstable
berserk
mad
crazy
frenzied
wild
hysterical
crazed
maniacal
raving
deranged
insane
demented
rabid
manic
mental
uncontrollable
nuts
berko
frantic
hyper
nutty
ape
amok
bananas
bonkers
barmy
bats
batty
spare
barro
crackers
porangi
postal
beside oneself
out of control
off the deep end
on the rampage
through the roof
up the wall
off the air
around the bend
off your rocker
out to lunch
out of one's mind
off your head
more ❯
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