crook

nouns

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw

a circular segment of a curve

"a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"

bend, crook, turn, twist

a long staff with one end being hook shaped

crook, shepherd's crook

bend or cause to bend

"He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"

crook, curve