Skulk
71creep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. crawl, worm, grovel. See slowness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. crawl, slither, writhe, worm along, sneak, steal, slink, edge; see also crawl 1 , sneak . See Synonym Study at crawl . • make one s flesh… …
72lurk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. skulk, slink, sneak, prowl. See concealment, latency. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. slink, prowl, steal, conceal oneself; see hide 2 , sneak . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To move silently and… …
73prowl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. ramble, wander, roam; lurk, slink, sneak; rove. See concealment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. slink, lurk, rove; see sneak . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. lurk, skulk, hunt, move with stealth, stalk …
74steal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rob (see stealing); sneak, tiptoe, creep (see secret, travel). n., informal, bargain, good buy (see cheapness). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. take, filch, bag, thieve, loot, rob, purloin, embezzle, defraud …
75Fear — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fear >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fear fear timidity diffidence want of confidence Sgm: N 1 apprehensiveness apprehensiveness fearfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 solicitude solicitude anxiety care …
76lurk — vb Lurk, skulk, slink, sneak do not share a common denotation, but they are comparable because the major implication of each word is furtive action intended to escape the attention of others. To lurk is to lie in wait (as in an ambush); the term… …
77slink — v skulk. See skulk(def. 2) …
78lurk — [[t]lɜrk[/t]] v. i. 1) to lie or wait in concealment, as a person in ambush 2) to go furtively; slink 3) to exist unperceived or unsuspected 4) cmp chiefly cmp. to observe an ongoing discussion without participating in it • Etymology: 1250–1300;… …
79skulker — noun 1. someone waiting in concealment • Syn: ↑lurker, ↑lurcher • Derivationally related forms: ↑skulk, ↑lurk (for: ↑lurker) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
80meech — ˈmēch intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ es) Etymology: Middle English muchen, michen, mechen to steal, skulk, probably from Old North French muchier to hide, lurk 1. now dialect a. : to move in a furtive or cringing manner : skulk, sneak …
