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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. worn and broken down by hard use;
- Example: "a creaky shack"
- Example: "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"
- Example: "a flea-bitten sofa"
- Example: "a run-down neighborhood"
- Example: "a woebegone old shack"
[syn: creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone]

2. having a rasping or grating sound;
- Example: "creaky stairs"
[syn: creaky, screaky]

3. of or pertaining to arthritis;
- Example: "my creaky old joints"
- Example: "rheumy with age and grief"
[syn: arthritic, creaky, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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: creaky, decrepit,
           derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone]
    2: having a rasping or grating sound; "creaky stairs" [syn:
       creaky, screaky]
    3: of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints";
       "rheumy with age and grief" [syn: arthritic, creaky,
       rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy]