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creaky
creak·y C0732200 (krē′kē)adj. creak·i·er, creak·i·est 1. Tending to creak.2. Shaky or infirm, as with age; decrepit: creaky knee joints; a creaky regime.3. Linguistics Of or relating to a speech sound that is produced with the vocal cords loosely compressed, resulting in irregular, very low-pitched voicing. creak′i·ly adv.creak′i·ness n.creak•y (ˈkri ki) adj. creak•i•er, creak•i•est. 1. creaking or apt to creak. 2. run-down; dilapidated. [1825–35] creak′i•ly, adv. creak′i•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | creaky - worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegoneworn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket" | | 2. | creaky - having a rasping or grating sound; "creaky stairs"screakynoisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog" | | 3. | creaky - of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief"arthritic, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumyunhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers" |
creakyadjective1. squeaky, creaking, squeaking, unoiled, grating, rusty, rasping, raspy She pushed open the creaky door.2. old-fashioned, dated, outdated, obsolete, out of date, archaic, antiquated, outmoded, behind the times, obsolescent During his time in office he reformed the creaky tax system.Translationscreak (kriːk) verb to make a sharp grating sound. That chair is creaking beneath your weight. 嘎吱作響 吱吱嘎嘎作响 noun such a sound. The strange creaks in the old house kept the girl awake. 吱嘎聲 吱嘎声ˈcreaky adjective 吱嘎作響的 吱嘎声的ˈcreakiness noun 吱嘎作響 吱嘎声creaky Related to creaky: creaking, Creaky voiceSynonyms for creakyadj squeakySynonyms- squeaky
- creaking
- squeaking
- unoiled
- grating
- rusty
- rasping
- raspy
adj old-fashionedSynonyms- old-fashioned
- dated
- outdated
- obsolete
- out of date
- archaic
- antiquated
- outmoded
- behind the times
- obsolescent
Synonyms for creakyadj worn and broken down by hard useSynonyms- decrepit
- derelict
- flea-bitten
- run-down
- woebegone
Related Wordsadj having a rasping or grating soundSynonymsRelated Wordsadj of or pertaining to arthritisSynonyms- arthritic
- rheumatic
- rheumatoid
- rheumy
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