n. a ship that is manned by pirates

n. someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

n. someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

v. copy illegally; of published material

v. take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

adj. appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style"

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of literature; "literary criticism"

adj. knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style"

n. someone who attacks in search of booty

n. predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas

n. someone who imports or exports without paying duties

n. apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material

n. someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime

n. someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions

n. someone who attacks in search of booty

n. someone who makes copies illegally

n. someone who copies the words or behavior of another

v. take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

v. steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

v. make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

v. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

v. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

v. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

v. as of land

v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

v. take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"

v. copy illegally; of published material

v. take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"

v. steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

v. make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

v. take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

adj. characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child"

adj. appealing to or using the intellect; "satire is an intellectual weapon"; "intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor"; "has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people"; "coldly intellectual"; "sort of the intellectual type"; "intellectual literature"

adj. thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read

adj. having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor"

adj. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"

adj. (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"

adj. intellectually appealing; "a sophisticated drama"

adj. written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content

adj. highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"