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creaky


 
  Overview  of  adj  creaky 
 
  The  adj  creaky  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  creaky,  decrepit,  flea-bitten,  run-down,  woebegone  --  (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") 
  2.  creaking,  creaky,  screaky  --  (having  a  rasping  or  grating  sound;  "they  were  alerted  by  the  creaking  gate";  "creaky  stairs") 
  3.  arthritic,  creaky,  rheumatic,  rheumatoid  --  (of  or  pertaining  to  arthritis;  "my  creaky  old  joints") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  creaky 
 
  3  senses  of  creaky 
 
  Sense  1 
  creaky,  decrepit,  flea-bitten,  run-down,  woebegone 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  worn)  ->  unworn 
 
  Sense  2 
  creaking,  creaky,  screaky 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  noisy)  ->  quiet 
 
  Sense  3 
  arthritic,  creaky,  rheumatic,  rheumatoid 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unhealthy)  ->  healthy 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  creaky 
 
  3  senses  of  creaky 
 
  Sense  1 
  creaky,  decrepit,  flea-bitten,  run-down,  woebegone 
  =>  worn  (vs.  unworn) 
 
  Sense  2 
  creaking,  creaky,  screaky 
  =>  noisy  (vs.  quiet) 
 
  Sense  3 
  arthritic,  creaky,  rheumatic,  rheumatoid 
  =>  unhealthy  (vs.  healthy) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  creaky 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  creaky 
 
  creaky  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  creaky 
  creaky 
  screaky 
 
  Overview  of  adj  creaky 
 
  The  adj  creaky  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  creaky,  decrepit,  flea-bitten,  run-down,  woebegone  --  (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") 
  2.  creaking,  creaky,  screaky  --  (having  a  rasping  or  grating  sound;  "they  were  alerted  by  the  creaking  gate";  "creaky  stairs") 
  3.  arthritic,  creaky,  rheumatic,  rheumatoid  --  (of  or  pertaining  to  arthritis;  "my  creaky  old  joints") 



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