Associations to the word «Creak»

Wiktionary

CREAK, noun. The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.
CREAK, verb. (intransitive) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances.
CREAK, verb. (transitive) To produce a creaking sound with.

Dictionary definition

CREAK, noun. A squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away".
CREAK, verb. Make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley