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Noun
/THēf/,
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thieves, plural;
  1. A person who steals another person's property, esp. by stealth and without using force or violence

  1. a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
  2. In criminal law, theft is the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's freely-given consent. ...
  3. Thief is the first Destroyer album recorded with a full band on every track. Thief is thought to be an attack on the music industry perhaps a response to the lack of success that Bejar's other band, The New Pornographers, were having after releasing their EP.
  4. 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. ...
  5. Thief is a 1981 arcade video game that is extremely similar to Pac-Man.
  6. Thief is a 1999 single by German synthpop group Camouflage. It was later re-recorded and included on their sixth studio album Sensor in 2003.
  7. Thief is a popular interface for Internet Chess Servers such as the Free Internet Chess Server and the Internet Chess Club. It was programmed substantially by Zon Jan (WhoAmI) and optimized for bughouse support. ...
  8. The rogue or thief is one of the standard playable character class in most editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A rogue is a versatile character, capable of sneaky combat and nimble tricks. ...
  9. Thief is a 1981 neo-noir crime drama written and directed by Michael Mann, 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 and Willie Nelson.
  10. "Thief" is a song written and performed by Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace and released in 1999 on the album Happiness... Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch.
  11. Thief (1981) is a soundtrack album by the German band Tangerine Dream for the film Thief, directed by Michael Mann. It reached No.43 on the UK album chart in a 3-week run.
  12. "Thief" is a popular song by Third Day. It originally appeared on their 1995 self-titled album. It was written by vocalist Mac Powell.
  13. One who has carried out a theft
  14. (Thieves) Those who make money through illegal activity.
  15. (Thieves) wreak havoc by focusing immediate destruction to their opponent's resources. Coordinated thievery can decimate armies, scourge civilians, and deplete resources to 0. ...
  16. (thieves (plating thieves)) Non-functional metal areas on a surface to be electroplated. Their purpose is to balance the current density during plating to ensure uniform build-up of plated material. See dummy traces.
  17. (thieves) the plural of thief. Someone who takes property without permission.
  18. A tubular instrument for removing a sample from a cask or barrel. Also called a pipe.
  19. To dream of being a thief and that you are pursued by officers, is a sign that you will meet reverses in business, and your social relations will be unpleasant. If you pursue or capture a thief, you will overcome your enemies. See Stealing.
  20. An extra cathode placed as to divert to itself some of the current from portions of the board which otherwise would receive too high a current density.
  21. (1981) James Caan, Tuesday Weld. Family-man safecracker. Engrossing drama.
  22. Used literally in the sense that a thief comes stealthily and generally unobserved.
  23. the system intruder whose intentions are to retrieve from the systems he can access data and programs that he can put to his own use (including providing the stolen information to others)
  24. A syringe used for taking wine samples from the hole in a barrel.
  25. Has the ability to turn party members into homosexuals. Niggers and Jews love this class because of their thieving nature.