creaked — kriËk n. squeak, harsh grating noise v. squeak, make a harsh grating noise … English contemporary dictionary
creak — [[t]kri͟ːk[/t]] creaks, creaking, creaked VERB If something creaks, it makes a short, high pitched sound when it moves. The bed springs creaked... The steps creaked beneath his feet. [V adj] The door creaked open... [V ing] ...the creaking stairs … English dictionary
creak — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ loud ▪ slight VERB + CREAK ▪ give ▪ The gate gave a loud creak as he pushed it open. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
creak — I UK [kriːk] / US [krɪk] verb [intransitive] Word forms creak : present tense I/you/we/they creak he/she/it creaks present participle creaking past tense creaked past participle creaked 1) if something creaks, especially something wooden, it… … English dictionary
Creak — (kr[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Creaked} (kr[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Creaking}.] [OE. creken, prob. of imitative origin; cf. E. crack, and. D. krieken to crackle, chirp.] To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Creaking — Creak Creak (kr[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Creaked} (kr[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Creaking}.] [OE. creken, prob. of imitative origin; cf. E. crack, and. D. krieken to crackle, chirp.] To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
creak — [kri:k] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From the sound] if something such as a door, wooden floor, old bed, or stair creaks, it makes a long high noise when someone opens it, walks on it, sits on it etc ▪ The floorboards creaked as she walked across… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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Đura Jakšić — Đura Jakšić, Auto portrait (1858), oil Đura Jakšić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђура Јакшић, born 27 July 1832 in Serbisch Zerne (Serbian: Srpska Crnja), died 16 November 1878) was a Serbian poet, painter, writer, dramatist, bohemian and patriot. Contents … Wikipedia
The Greek Passion — 1st English edition (publ. Bruno Cassirer) The Greek Passion or Christ Recrucified (Ο Χριστός Ξανασταυρώνεται Christ is Recrucified ) is a 1948 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis. Plot summary The story concerns the attempts of a Greek village community… … Wikipedia
