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Uncommoncrook
The correct spelling is crook.
How to pronounce crook
/kɹʊk/
nounIPA: /kɹʊk/
Say it like: Croo-k
The correct spelling is crook. A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure. For example: "She held the baby in the crook of her arm."
Usage Examples
“She held the baby in the crook of her arm.”
“the crook of a cane”
“He crooked his finger toward me.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
- 2.A bending of the knee; a genuflection.
- 3.A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything).
- 4.A lock or curl of hair.
- 5.A gibbet.
verb
- 1.To bend, or form into a hook.
- 2.To become bent or hooked.
- 3.To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.
adjective
- 1.Bad, unsatisfactory, not up to standard.
- 2.Ill, sick.
- 3.Annoyed, angry; upset.
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