'creaky' definitions:
Definition of 'creaky'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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: creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone]
adjective
Having a rasping or grating sound; "creaky stairs" [syn: creaky, screaky]
adjective
Of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief" [syn: arthritic, creaky, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy]
Definition of 'creaky'
From: GCIDE
- 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]