CREAK
What does "CREAK" mean?
To make a harsh, high-pitched sound when moving, like an old hinge or floorboard.
Meanings
- To make a sharp grating or squeaking noise, usually from friction or strain. The stairs creaked under his weight.
- The harsh squeaking sound itself. There was a creak, and then the door swung open.
Word origin
A Middle English imitative word, 'creken', formed to echo the grating sound; closely related to the similarly onomatopoeic 'croak'.
Remember it
CREAK and CREEK are homophones: the door CREAKs (with an A for the 'aaargh' of old wood); the CREEK flows (E, like a stream's two banks).
A little poem
The old house speaks first-
before any word, the stair
tells the dark you're home.
haiku
Wordplay
- My knees and the floorboards now harmonize every morning. We're a creak duet.
What it teaches
A creak is a warning before a break; small noises are how strain asks to be heard.
Quick facts
What does CREAK mean?
To make a harsh, high-pitched sound when moving, like an old hinge or floorboard.
Is CREAK a valid word?
Yes — CREAK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CREAK?
CREAK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CREAK come from?
A Middle English imitative word, 'creken', formed to echo the grating sound; closely related to the similarly onomatopoeic 'croak'.
What can CREAK teach us?
A creak is a warning before a break; small noises are how strain asks to be heard.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.