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rack
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- pronunciation:
- raek
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a frame or stand used to hold, hang, or show things.
This wine rack holds twenty bottles.The dresses on this rack don't come in my size.
- synonyms:
- stand
- similar words:
- frame, framework, holder, shelves, skeleton, tree, trestle
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| definition 2: |
in the past, a machine used for torture. A rack slowly stretched a person's body and caused terrible pain.
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
racks, racking, racked |
| definition 1: |
to cause great suffering or pain to; torture.
Pain racked his body.- synonyms:
- torment, torture
- similar words:
- anguish, grill, harrow, interrogate, outrage, persecute
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| definition 2: |
to cause stress or strain to.
She racked her brains trying to remember.- synonyms:
- harrow, strain
- similar words:
- afflict, distress, sprain, stress, stretch, twist, wring
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| related words: |
plague, strain, torment |
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Word Builder: kinds of rack
- bike rack:
a rack for holding bicycles, usually outside.
- dish rack:
a rack for holding dishes while they dry.
- spice rack:
a rack for holding containers of spices.
- wine rack:
a rack for holding bottles of wine.
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