crooks
Pronunciation:
/kɹʊks/noun
Definitions
A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
Example: She held the baby in the crook of her arm.
A bending of the knee; a genuflection.
A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything).
Example: the crook of a cane
A lock or curl of hair.
verb
Definitions
To bend, or form into a hook.
Example: He crooked his finger toward me.
To become bent or hooked.
To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.