thief /thēf/

1. Someone who takes unlawfully what is not his or her own, esp by stealth
2. A flaw in a candlewick that causes guttering

thiefˈlike adjective and adverb

thiefˈ-catcher or thiefˈ-taker noun

1. A person whose business is to arrest thieves
2. A detective

thieves' kitchen noun

A haunt of thieves and other criminals

thieve /thēv/

1. To practise theft
2. To steal

To steal (something)

thievˈery noun

1. An act or the practice of thieving
2. What is thieved

thievˈing noun and adjective

thievˈish adjective

1. Given to, or like, theft
2. Thieflike
3. Furtive
4. Infested by thieves (Shakespeare)

thievˈishly adverb

thievˈishness noun

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• caboodle
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• caboose
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• cabotage
• cabotages
• cab-rank
• cab-rank principle
• cab-rank rule
• cab-ranks
• cabretta
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• cabrie
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• cabrio
• cabriole
• cabriole leg
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• cabriolet
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