creaky \creaky\ adj.
1. worn down with age or use; in poor condition.
Syn: decrepit, flea-bitten, run-down, rundown, woebegone.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2. producing a rasping or grating sound under some
circumsatance; as, they were alerted by the creaky stairs;
my creaky kitchen door needs oiling.
Syn: creaking, screaky.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. aching when flexed; -- of body parts; as, my creaky old
joints.
Syn: arthritic, rheumatic, rheumatoid.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
creaky
adj 1: 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" [syn: decrepit,
flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone]
2: having a rasping or grating sound; "they were alerted by the
creaking gate"; "creaky stairs" [syn: creaking, screaky]
3: of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints";
"rheumy with age and grief" [syn: arthritic, rheumatic,
rheumatoid, rheumy]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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