Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crookes

1 sense of crookes

Sense 1
Crookes, William Crookes, Sir William Crookes -- (English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919))
       INSTANCE OF=> chemist -- (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
       INSTANCE OF=> physicist -- (a scientist trained in physics)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb crook

1 sense of crook

Sense 1
crook, curve -- (bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply")
       => bend, flex -- (form a curve; "The stick does not bend")