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Crookes
Crookes is a suburb of the City of Sheffield, England, about west of the city centre. It borders Broomhill to the south, Walkley and Crookesmoor to the east and open countryside around the River Rivelin to the north. The suburb is said to derive its name from the Old Norse "Krkor" which means a nook or corner of land.
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Crookes
Noun
1. English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919)
(synonym) William Crookes, Sir William Crookes
(hypernym) chemist
