6
swerve(verb, turn, twist, bend, bow)
6
tough(noun, evildoer)
6
zigzag(verb, turn, twist, bend, round)
5
circle(noun, turn, twist, bend, bow)
5
con man(noun, expression, idiom, fraud, man)
5
cozener(noun, honest, rascal, rogue, trickster)
5
culprit(noun, suspect, criminal, convict, thief)
5
distort(verb, twist, encircle, arch, coil)
5
evildoer(noun, villain, criminal, convict, thief)
5
filcher(noun, villain, criminal, thief, offender)
5
grafter(noun, thief, thug, pirate, swindler)
5
hustler(noun, person, cheat, convict, thug)
5
larcener(noun, cheat, criminal, thief, pirate)
5
larcenist(noun, cheat, criminal, thief, pirate)
5
parabola(noun, bend, bow, loop, curve)
5
pirate(noun, fraud, criminal, thief, outlaw)
5
poacher(noun, thief)
5
sweep(verb, bend, bow, loop, curve)
4
burglar(noun, person, thief)
4
camber(verb, turn, twist, bend, bow)
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