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- pronunciation:
- raek
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Builder
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A rack is something people use to hold up things. Racks can be of many different shapes and sizes. In stores, we often see clothes on racks. You might have a rack in your kitchen to hold spices or a rack near your front door to hold hats and umbrellas.
The shirts on this rack are on sale.
- synonyms:
- stand
- similar words:
- frame, shelves, skeleton, tree
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
racks, racking, racked |
| definition 1: |
If your body is racked with pain, it means something has caused you great pain everywhere.
Afte working in the field into the night, the workers' bodies were racked with pain.- synonyms:
- torture
- similar words:
- grill
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| definition 2: |
When you rack your brain, you make your brain work very hard to remember something or figure something out.
Anya racked her brain trying to remember all of her cousins' names.I racked my brain but I couldn't figure out how to solve the problem.- synonyms:
- strain
- similar words:
- afflict, distress, stress, stretch, twist
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| related words: |
strain |
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.