crook
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4.4
- noun
- /krʊk/
:
curva
- Stobrod carried his fiddle and bow cradled in the crook of his left arm.
- crook of the arm
- crook of the elbow
- crook of the neck
Examples
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So she lay her head in the crook of his arm and treasured the scent of his body.
Fiction book (1995) -
She puts perfume in her palm and in the crook of her arm for him to smell.
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Then he is alone, way up ahead, in the crook of the road's turning.
Fiction book (1990) -
- Left at the second crook.
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Unable to help herself, she slipped one hand into the crook of his arm.
Fiction book (1991) -
Farmer Hoggett was carrying something in the crook of one arm.
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The rat had been tucked in the crook of her arm and he missed the warmth.
Fiction book (1990) -
I shift him from my shoulder to the crook of my arm and begin to bounce him softly.
Fiction book (1996) -
Joe is next to him, a small lion cub tucked in the crook of his arm.
Fiction book (1990) -
The book slipped from my grasp and landed in the crook of the sofa.
Synonyms
485
1.0
A change of direction in a road or path
77
1.2
A curved part of a road, river, pipe, or body
51
2.4
A curved shape made by turning or winding something
30
3.3
A sharp bend in a pipe, road, or river
9
1.0
A sharp bend or curved shape that ends in a point
8
5.4
The amount something is bent, like a road or beam
5
3.7
A curved shape like an arch
4
6.8
A bend in a line or path that changes direction
2
3.1
A curved part of a road or river
1
5.5
A large curve in a river or stream
1
3.7
A very sharp U-shaped turn on a steep mountain road
1
1.9
A form that bends smoothly without sharp angles, like a rainbow
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Etymology
Crook comes from the old Norse krókr meaning 'hook', so a crook is a bend or curved part where something turns sharply, like a sharp turn in a river.