creaky | ||
1. | [ adjective ] having a rasping or grating sound | |
Synonyms: | creaking screaky | |
Examples: | "they were alerted by the creaking gate" "creaky stairs" |
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Related terms: | noisy | |
2. | [ adjective ] worn and broken down by hard use | |
Synonyms: | run-down woebegone flea-bitten decrepit | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | worn | |
3. | [ adjective ] of or pertaining to arthritis | |
Synonyms: | rheumatic rheumatoid rheumy arthritic | |
Examples: | "my creaky old joints" "rheumy with age and grief" |
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Related terms: | unhealthy | |
4. | [ adjective ] of or pertaining to arthritis | |
Synonyms: | rheumatic rheumatoid arthritic | |
Examples: | "my creaky old joints" |
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Related terms: | unhealthy | |
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