Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [kree-kee]
- /ˈkri ki/
- /ˈkriː.ki/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [kree-kee]
- /ˈkri ki/
Definitions of creaky word
- adjective creaky A creaky object creaks when it moves. 3
- adjective creaky If you describe something as creaky, you think it is bad in some way because it is old or old-fashioned. 3
- adjective creaky creaking or apt to creak 3
- adjective creaky creaking or apt to creak: a creaky stairway. 1
- adjective creaky run-down; dilapidated: a creaky shack. 1
- adjective creaky Phonetics. (of the voice) produced by vibration of a small portion of the vocal cords while the arytenoid cartilages are held together, with little breath being released; laryngealized. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of creaky
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; creak + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Creaky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
creaky popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
creaky usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for creaky
adj creaky
- antique — An antique is an old object such as a piece of china or furniture which is valuable because of its beauty or rarity.
- gray — of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
- antediluvian — Antediluvian things are old or old-fashioned.
- ancient — Ancient means very old, or having existed for a long time.
- shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
adjective creaky
- squeaky — squeaking; tending to squeak: His squeaky shoes could be heard across the lobby.
- grating — a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- rasping — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
- inflexible — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
Antonyms for creaky
adj creaky
- modern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- up-to-date — (of persons, buildings, etc.) keeping up with the times, as in outlook, information, ideas, appearance, or style.
- young — being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman.
- youthful — characterized by youth; young.
- new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
Top questions with creaky
- how to fix creaky stairs?
- how to fix creaky floors?
- how to fix a creaky bed?
- how to fix creaky wood floors?
- how to fix a creaky floor?
- what does creaky mean?
- how to fix creaky floorboards under carpet?
- how to get rid of creaky floors?
- how to fix a creaky door?
- how to fix creaky hardwood floors?
- how to fix a creaky floorboard?
- how do you fix creaky floors?
- how to stop creaky floors?
- how to fix creaky floors through carpet?
- how to repair creaky floors?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with c
- Words starting with cr
- Words starting with cre
- Words starting with crea
- Words starting with creak
- Words starting with creaky