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thieves

/θiːvz/noun1 syllable

Thieves means: a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it.

Synonyms for thieves2

noun, as in a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

thief, stealer

What does thieves mean?1

noun

1

a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with thieves?7

one syllable

leavessleevesreevesweaves

two syllables

believesreceivesachieves
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Thieves in a sentence

  • Much to the thieves' surprise, the bank vault was completely empty.ddnktr
  • The aggressor's soldiers were nothing more than thieves, murderers and rapists in uniform.morbrorper
  • Petty thieves are hanged, the great ones go free.carlosalberto
  • Even though he's a policeman, he's afraid of thieves.CM
  • If parents are fools, children will become thieves.honestlang
  • The day is for honest men, the night for thieves.carlosalberto
  • Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves.shanghainese
  • When the police arrived, the thieves had disappeared.CM

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