incendiary vs crook

crook vs incendiary

incendiary and crook both are nouns.

incendiary is an adjective but crook is not an adjective.

incendiary is not a verb while crook is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
incendiary	Yes	Yes	No	No
crook	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, crook is a hypernym of incendiary; that is, crook is a word with a broader meaning than incendiary:

incendiary: a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
crook: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Other hypernyms of incendiary include criminal, felon, malefactor, outlaw.

incendiary (noun)	crook (noun)
a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)	a long staff with one end being hook shaped
a criminal who illegally sets fire to property	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
	a circular segment of a curve

incendiary (adjective)	crook (adjective)
involving deliberate burning of property
capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily
arousing to action or rebellion

incendiary (verb)	crook (verb)
	bend or cause to bend

Difference between incendiary and crook

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