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Rack [rak] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
rack [rak]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: frame, framework
Synonyms: arbor, bed, box, bracket, counter, furniture, holder, ledge, perch, receptacle, shelf, stand, structure, trestle
Notes: rack is the linear gear and pinion is the circular gear in a mechanism
rack is destruction and ruin is destitution; in rack and ruin, rack is a variation of wrack and wreck
Main Entry: afflict
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cause or become hurt
Synonyms: agonize, annoy, beset, bother, burden, crucify, distress, grieve, harass, harrow, harry, irk, lacerate, martyr, oppress, pain, pester, plague, press, rack, smite, strike, torment, torture, trouble, try, vex, worry, wound
Notes: afflict is generally used with living beings; inflict is generally used with inanimate objects
inflict takes 'on,' afflict takes 'with'
Antonyms: aid, comfort, help, solace, stay away from, take care of
Main Entry: agonize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: suffer or cause another to suffer
Synonyms: afflict, bleed, carry on, crucify, distress, disturb, eat heart out, excruciate, harrow, hurt, labor, lament, martyr, pain, rack, sing the blues, squirm, stew over, strain, strive, struggle, take it badly, torment, torture, try, wince, worry, writhe
Antonyms: not worry
Example Sentences
  • Persillade, a combination of parsley and garlic, does not have to be used for rack of lamb.
  • Having a credit card linked to the frequent flier account also helps to rack up miles quickly.
  • It is not unusual to arrive at a destination and find the rack full.
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Main Entry: cloud
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: mass of water particles in air
Synonyms: billow, brume, darkness, dimness, film, fog, fogginess, frost, gloom, haze, haziness, mare's tail, mist, murk, nebula, nebulosity, obscurity, ol' buttermilk sky, overcast, pea soup, pother, puff, rack, scud, sheep, smog, smoke, smother, steam, thunderhead, vapor, veil, woolpack
Main Entry: cog
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: main part of device
Synonyms: cogwheel, differential, fang, gear, pinion, prong, rack, ratchet, tine, tooth, transmission, tusk, wheel
Main Entry: crib
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: baby bed
Synonyms: Moses basket, bassinet, bin, box*, bunk, cot, cradle, manger, rack, stall*, trundle bed
Main Entry: crucify
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: execute; torture near to death
Synonyms: excruciate, hang, harrow, kill, martyr, martyrize, nail to cross, persecute, rack, torment, torture
Antonyms: exalt
Main Entry: distress
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: worry, upset
Synonyms: afflict, aggrieve, agonize, ail, be on one's case, bother, break, bug, burn up, depress, desolate, discombobulate, disquiet, disturb, do a number on, dog*, eat*, get to, get*, give a hard time, grieve, harass, harry, hound, hurt, injure, irk, irritate, make it tough for, miff, nag, needle, nit-pick, oppress, pain, peeve, perplex, pester, pick on, plague, push, push buttons, rack, sadden, strain, strap, stress, tick off, torment, torture, trouble, try, vex, weigh, wound
Antonyms: assist, calm, comfort, help, soothe
Main Entry: domicile
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: human habitat
Synonyms: abode, accommodation, apartment, castle, co-op, commorancy, condo, condominium, crash pad, dump, dwelling, habitation, home, house, joint, legal residence, mansion, pad, rack, residence, residency, roof over head, roost, settlement
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