What does creaky mean?

Definitions for creaky
ˈkri kicreaky

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegoneadjective

    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. creaky, screakyadjective

    having a rasping or grating sound

    "creaky stairs"

  3. arthritic, creaky, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumyadjective

    of or pertaining to arthritis

    "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief"

GCIDE

  1. creakyadjective

    worn down with age or use; in poor condition.

  2. creakyadjective

    aching when flexed; -- of body parts; as, my creaky old joints.

Wiktionary

  1. creakyadjective

    Tending to creak

  2. creakyadjective

    Worn down by overuse; decrepit

  3. creakyadjective

    arthritic or rheumatic

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of creaky in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of creaky in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of creaky in a Sentence

  1. Bob Barnes:

    It’s this big, huge, old museum, which is cool, [It’s] just got a better feel to it and it’s got the [creaky] floors, and it’s just full of history.

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