Creaky

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]