like a thief

  • 1like a thief in the night — in a way that is very sneaky, in a stealthy manner …

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  • 2thief — /theef/, n., pl. thieves. a person who steals, esp. secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny. [bef. 900; ME; OE theof; c. D dief, G Dieb, ON thjofr, Goth thiufs] Syn. burglar, pickpocket, highwayman. THIEF, ROBBER refer to… …

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  • 3thief — [[t]θif[/t]] n. pl. thieves a person who steals, esp. secretly • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE thēof, c. OFris thiāf, OSthiof, OHG thiob, ON thjōfr, Go thiufs syn: thief, robber refer to one who steals. A thief takes the goods or property of… …

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  • 4thief — /θif / (say theef) noun (plural thieves) 1. someone who steals, especially secretly or without open force; someone guilty of theft or larceny. –phrase 2. like a thief in the night, silently and unnoticed. {Middle English; Old English thēof,… …

  • 5Thief: Deadly Shadows — Developer(s) Ion Storm Inc. Publisher(s) …

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  • 6Thief (TV miniseries) — Thief Andre Braugher in Thief Format Crime Drama Created by Norman Morrill Starring …

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  • 7Thief (series) — For the 1981 arcade game, see Thief (arcade game). Thief Genres Stealth Developers Looking Glass Studios Ion Storm Eidos Montréal Publishers Eidos Interactive …

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  • 8Thief (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… …

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  • 9Thief River Falls, Minnesota — Infobox Settlement official name = Thief River Falls, Minnesota settlement type = City nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Thief River Falls, Minnesota… …

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  • 10Thief (TV series) — infobox television show name = Thief caption = Andre Braugher in Thief rated = format = Crime Drama runtime = 44 minutes (60 including commercial time) creator = Norman Morrill starring = Andre Braugher Mae Whitman Malik Yoba Yancey Arias Clifton …

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