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Look up: Thief

  1. thief
    [n] - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Thief
    A tubular instrument for removing a sample from a cask or barrel. Also called a pipe.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20673

  3. Thief
    Thief (thēf) noun ; plural Thieves (thēvz). [ Middle English thef , theef , Anglo-Saxon þeóf ; akin to OFries. thiaf , Old Saxon theof , thiof , Dutch dief , German ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/44

  4. thief
    Origin: OE. Thef, theef, AS. Eof; akin to OFries. Thiaf, OS. Theof, thiof, D. Dief, G. Dieb, OHG. Diob, Icel. Jofr, Sw. Tjuf, Dan. Tyv, Goth. Iufs, iubs, and perhaps to Lith. Tupeti to squat or crouch down. Cf. Theft. ... 1. One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft. 'There came a ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. thief
    stealer noun a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Thief
    • (n.) A waster in the snuff of a candle. • (n.) One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. Thief
    Someone who steals your skis. Always separate them outside a restaurant (especially in France). If you can`t find them later, wait till everyone`s gone home. There should be two left. If there`s only one, ski home carefully, and be on the look-out for a one legged thief. NB: Before accusing someone,...
    Found on http://www.ski-jungle.com/better-skiing/

  8. Thief
    A type of pipette, used for sampling wine from the tops of tanks or barrels.
    Found on http://www.edenwines.co.uk/Glossary_t.ht

  9. Thief
    (character class) The `Thief` or `Rogue` is a character class in many role-playing games, including Dungeons & Dragons, Final Fantasy, World of Warcraft and many MMORPGs. Thieves are usually stealthy and dextrous characters able to disarm traps, pick locks, and perfor...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief

  10. Thief
    (arcade game) `Thief` is a 1981 arcade video game that is extremely similar to Pac-Man. The player operates a car being pursued by several blue police cars, in a maze that is supposed to represent city streets. There are eight mazes in all, which change every level in a set orde...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief

  11. Thief
    (film) `Thief` is a 1981 neo-noir film written and directed by Michael Mann and based on the novel The Home Invaders by "Frank Hohimer" (the pen name of real-life jewel thief John Seybold). The film`s cast includes James Caan, Tuesday Weld, James Belushi, Robert Prosky...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief

  12. Thief
    (Third Day song) "`Thief`" is a popular song by Third Day. It originally appeared on their 1995 self-titled album. It was written by vocalist Mac Powell. The song is slow, with a depressing tone at first but getting slightly harder as it progress. However, it remains mostly a slow, ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief

  13. Thief
    (album) Name = Thief | Type = Album | Artist = Destroyer | Genre = Indie rock | Cover = Destroyer Thief.jpg | Released = September 18, 2000 | Recorded = July 31 - September 4, 1999| Label = Catsup Plate | Reviews = * 5--> link Last album = City of Daughters <br/>(1998) | This album ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief

  14. Thief
    (soundtrack) `Thief` (1981) is a soundtrack album by the German band Tangerine Dream for the film Thief, directed by accessdate=2006-09-04-->--> It reached No. 43 on the UK Albums Chart in a 3-week run. "Beach Theme" and "Beach Scene" are two different mixes of the ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief

  15. Thief
    (Apple II game) `Thief` is a 1982 computer game created by Bob Flanagan and published by Datamost. The game puts the player in control of a thief that must make his way through simple mazes in search of items to steal. Each level is populated by stocky, possibly robotic guards that con...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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