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Crooked Common

Crooked has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of crook

"He crooked his arm to wave goodbye as he walked away."

Adjective
1

having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

"crooked country roads"

"crooked teeth"

2

not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

"The politician was caught trying to cover up his crooked dealings by altering financial records."

3

irregular in shape or outline

"asymmetrical features"

"a dress with a crooked hemline"

4

having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

"a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"

5

Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.

"The crooked edge of the old wooden fence made it difficult to line up the new gate properly."

Example Sentences
"crooked country roads" adjective
"crooked teeth" adjective
"asymmetrical features" adjective
"a dress with a crooked hemline" adjective
"a little oldish misshapen stooping woman" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
straight square
Rhyming Words
ked sked eked joked inked faked liked haked asked jaked irked puked nuked hiked unked miked caked maked piked naked
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