creaky
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creak·y
 (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.
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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.
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| Adj. | 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" worn - 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" noisy - 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"unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers" |
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creaky
adjective
1. 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 old-fashioned, dated, outdated, obsolete, out of date, archaic, antiquated, outmoded, behind the times, obsolescent During his time in office he reformed the creaky tax system.
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Translations
ذو صَرير، Ù…ÙطَقْطÙÙ‚
skÅ™Ãpavývrzavý
knagendeknirkende
roskadozó
sem marrar/brakar
gıcırdayangıcırtılı
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creaky
adj (+er)
(fig) plot, thriller etc → verstaubt
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creak
(kriËk) verb to make a sharp grating sound. That chair is creaking beneath your weight.
noun such a sound. The strange creaks in the old house kept the girl awake.
ˈcreaky adjectiveˈcreakiness noun
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