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Indent :: Indent (v. i.) To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.

Curve :: Curve (a.) To bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to cause to swerve from a straight course; as, to curve a ball in pitching it..

Incurve :: Incurve (v. t.) To bend; to curve; to make crooked.

Sinuous :: Sinuous (a.) Bending in and out; of a serpentine or undulating form; winding; crooked.

Straight :: Straight (superl.) Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or crooked; as, a straight line or course; a straight piece of timber..

Cowhage :: Cowhage (n.) A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spiculae are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge..

Twisted :: Twisted (a.) Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted..

Zigzaggery :: Zigzaggery (n.) The quality or state of being zigzag; crookedness.

Sheephook :: Sheephook (n.) A hook fastened to pole, by which shepherds lay hold on the legs or necks of their sheep; a shepherd's crook..

Bent :: Bent (a. & p. p.) Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever..

Crook :: Crook (n.) To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.

Curvation :: Curvation (n.) The act of bending or crooking.

Crooked :: Crooked (imp. & p. p.) of Croo.

Straighten :: Straighten (v. t.) To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.

Gambrel :: Gambrel (n.) A stick crooked like a horse's hind leg; -- used by butchers in suspending slaughtered animals.

Rickets :: Rickets (n. pl.) A disease which affects children, and which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged and spongy articular epiphyses, tumid abdomen, and short stature, together with clear and often premature mental faculties. The essential cause of the disease appears to be the nondeposition of earthy salts in the osteoid tissues. Children afflicted with this malady stand and walk unsteadily. Called also rachitis..

Dachshund :: Dachshund (n.) One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; -- called also badger dog. There are two kinds, the rough-haired and the smooth-haired..

Knee-crooking :: Knee-crooking (a.) Obsequious; fawning; cringing.

Guaiacum :: Guaiacum (n.) A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in tropical America..

Crookback :: Crookback (n.) A crooked back; one who has a crooked or deformed back; a hunchback.

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