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Meaning of "crookery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CROOKERY

crookery  [ˈkrʊkərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROOKERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Crookery is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CROOKERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of crookery in the English dictionary

The definition of crookery in the dictionary is the activities of a crook, illegal or dishonest activity.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CROOKERY


apothecary
əˈpɒθɪkərɪ
bakery
ˈbeɪkərɪ
brokery
ˈbrəʊkərɪ
chicory
ˈtʃɪkərɪ
cookery
ˈkʊkərɪ
crockery
ˈkrɒkərɪ
fakery
ˈfeɪkərɪ
flickery
ˈflɪkərɪ
geekery
ˈɡiːkərɪ
hickory
ˈhɪkərɪ
jiggery-pokery
ˈdʒɪɡərɪˈpəʊkərɪ
mockery
ˈmɒkərɪ
ochery
ˈəʊkərɪ
ochrey
ˈəʊkərɪ
rookery
ˈrʊkərɪ
Terpsichore
tɜːpˈsɪkərɪ
Thackeray
ˈθækərɪ
trickery
ˈtrɪkərɪ
vicary
ˈvɪkərɪ
Zachary
ˈzækərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CROOKERY

croodle
crook
crookback
crookbacked
crooked
crooked on
crookedly
crookedness
Crookes
Crookes dark space
Crookes lens
Crookes radiometer
Crookes space
Crookes tube
crookneck
crool
crool someone´s pitch
croon
crooner
crooning

WORDS THAT END LIKE CROOKERY

cankery
control freakery
dukery
gadzookery
gimcrackery
hackery
jookery
knackery
monkery
mountebankery
peacockery
pickery
puckery
quackery
rockery
self-mockery
spikery
spookery
squeakery
whiskery

Synonyms and antonyms of crookery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «crookery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CROOKERY

Find out the translation of crookery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of crookery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crookery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

crookery
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

crookery
570 millions of speakers

English

crookery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

crookery
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

crookery
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

crookery
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

crookery
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

crookery
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crookery
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Crookery
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

crookery
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

crookery
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

crookery
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crookery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

crookery
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

crookery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुत्र्यासाठी घर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

crookery
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

crookery
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

crookery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

crookery
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

crookery
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

crookery
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

crookery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

crookery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

crookery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crookery

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CROOKERY»

The term «crookery» is used very little and occupies the 164.003 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CROOKERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «crookery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «crookery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crookery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROOKERY»

Discover the use of crookery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crookery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Money for Nothing: The Dire Straits of Medical Practice in ...
17Recently, Amartya Sen (The Hindu, 9 January, 2005) characterized the private medical sector in rural areas as full of "quackery and crookery". We only have data on the urban sector but think the phrase might apply just as easily to the ...
Jishnu Das, Jeffrey S. Hammer, 2005
2
When Culture Overrules God and Reason
When a government is caught in crookery to advance party interest, it would promise to get to the bottom of the problem to ensure that it does not happen again. Another party is voted into office and when caught in crookery to advance their ...
S. N. Duru, 2012
3
Lamentation For A Beloved Country
An excellent ground is prepared for fraud, crookery and corruption. Should we then doubt why we are always ranked among the most corrupt of the world? Many people are struggling to make ends meet. And until something drastic is done to ...
Peter Essoka
4
Statement of the Sugar and Rice Crops Made in Louisiana in ....
Dealer in Dry Goods, Notions, Boots, Shoes* Hats, Crookery, Hardware, Saddlery, Groceries, Medicines, Wiues, Liqnors. Etc. NEW TEXAS P. 0., LA. Dealer in Dry Goods, Notions, Boots, Show, Huts, Crockery, Hardware. Medicines, Groceries ...
Louis Bouchereau, Alcée Bouchereau, 1869
5
Healing Or Stealing?: Medical Charlatans in the New Age
Abgrall is one of the world's top experts on cults and the pseudo health movements that prey upon people in need.
Jean-Marie Abgrall, 2007
6
Lesbian Ethics
Crookery was useful in helping me challenge my assumptions. I don't mean to minimize the risks, but criminality is not as dangerous as they would have us believe. And as a matter of fact the cost of 'solving' most minor crimes is greater than ...
7
Stories
His underlings are crooks, the durwans are crooks, the clerks are crooks — no, no, listen to me — all of them are firstclass crooks, the whole business is a big crookery. . ." Sudha looked at him, dark-brown eyes still holding gentleness.
P. Lal, 1996
8
Thought
His underlings are crooks, the durwans are crooks, the clerks are crooks — no, no, listen to me — all of them are tirstclass crooks, the whole business is a big crookery..." Sudha looked at him, dark- brown eyes still holding gentleness.
9
Newswatch
Crookery. In. Classrooms. Students, male and female, of various institutions elevate examination fraud to a new art form as they invent new, ingenious strategies Last week, the University of Calabar, Unical, expelled 24 students. Their crime: ...
10
Small-town Boy, Small-town Girl: Growing Up in South Dakota, ...
Plenty of stabbings, crookery, and nobility going on in both of those to keep me reading for years. In a bicycle ride with some school friends, my bike's tire got a flat. “My kingdom for a horse!'m I shouted, wheeling the crippled bike home by the  ...
Eric B. Fowler, Sheila Delaney, Molly Patrick Rozum, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROOKERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crookery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fifa yet to respond to Warner's threats
... Moonilal said it is unfair for the public to assume that all Warner's money was acquired through crookery. “Let the chips fall where they fall”. «The Bell Jar, Jun 15»
2
Facebook slander case gives hope to others
... which put paid to Avinash Maharaj's Facebook postings accusing Wyles of crookery, said he had been contacted by several business people ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
3
That's someone else's wife—Roodal
... Warner's money was coming from, Moonilal said it is unfair for the public to assume that all Warner's money was acquired through crookery. «Trinidad Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Raj Kapoor's true-blue heir
... Corporation (India) and currently serving as director on the Board of Infosys, found himself on the receiving end of some IT crookery? «Mid-Day, May 15»
5
My Turn: 'Why would doing what is required generate so much …
A small attempt at a public-spirited effort is relegated to the realms of crookery, lies, mockery, and false misleading condemnation. «taosnews, May 15»
6
Hugh Reynolds: Show them the money
Crookery has no borders. Pages 1 2. Tags: David Scarpino, Frank Cardinale, HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley, John Parete, Kevin Cahill, ... «Kingston Times, May 15»
7
Taco Kuiper Award: Exposing rot at heart of SA schools
... ones, but they are there ensuring that at least no one can say they did not know there was crookery or thievery or dishonesty or malfeasance. «BizNews, Apr 15»
8
The best investigative journalism of 2014 - Anton Harber
... ones, but they are there ensuring that at least no one can say they did not know there was crookery or thievery or dishonesty or malfeasance. «Politicsweb, Mar 15»
9
'Serena' Review: Boom and Bust
We're supposed to like George and Serena, or at least work up some concern about their fate, but his crookery is unleavened by charm and ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
10
Bracket Lames: High-seed Notre Dame to suffer all too familiar fate
However, inspect Notre Dame's profile closer and its crookery is unmasked. The Irish are frauds. And it's only a matter of time before their scam ... «Yahoo Sports, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Crookery [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/crookery>. Apr 2024 ».
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