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  • 1crooked — crookedly, adv. crookedness, n. /krook id/ for 1 4, 6; /krookt/ for 5, adj. 1. not straight; bending; curved: a crooked path. 2. askew; awry: The picture on the wall seems to be crooked. 3. deformed: a man with a crooked back. 4. not… …

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  • 2crooked — adjective /krʊkt/ a) Not straight; having one or more bends or angles. We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill. b) Set at an angle; not vertical or square. That picture is crooked could yo …

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  • 3Crooked River (New Zealand) — Crooked River Origin Kaimata Range Mouth Lake Brunner Basin countries New Zealand Length 31 km (19 mi) Source elevation 1,250 m (4 …

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  • 4Crooked River, New Zealand — Crooked River is a river that flows from headwaters in the Southern Alps to Lake Brunner in the West Coast region of New Zealand s South Island. It is named for the erratic path it takes. Near Lake Brunner, it passes through reasonably flat… …

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  • 5Crooked — Crook Crook (kr??k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crooked} (kr??kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crooking}.] [OE. croken; cf. Sw. kr?ka, Dan. kr?ge. See Crook, n.] 1. To turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve. [1913 Webster] Crook the pregnant hinges of the… …

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  • 6spiral path — crooked and winding path …

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  • 7Dry River (Crooked River) — Coordinates: 44°20′10″N 121°02′50″W / 44.33611°N 121.04722°W / 44.33611; 121.04722 …

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  • 8by-path — n. 1. By way, side path. 2. Private way, secret path, devious way, indirect course, crooked means …

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  • 9Andrew D. Chumbley — Born September 15, 1967(1967 09 15) Died September 15, 2004(2004 09 15) (aged 37) Occupation Magician,[1] writer, p …

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  • 10radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …

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