racks

The word “racks” has 1 syllable: racks.

It's pronounced as /ræks/.

What is synonym and antonym for racks?

In the thesaurus, “racks” has 20 synonyms and 13 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for racks along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for racks

afflict
afflicts
agonies
bed
beds
box
couches
counter
distresses
furniture
miseries
pains
persecutes
plagues
pulls
shake
shelf
torment
tortures
wrench

Antonyms for racks

abets
aids
assists
assuagements
comforts
consolations
contents
eases
helps
releases
reliefs
securities
solaces

Meanings of racks

noun
1. A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
2. Any of various kinds of frame for holding luggage or other objects on a vehicle or vessel.
3. A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.
4. A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes.
5. A bunk.
6. (by extension) Sleep.
7. A distaff.
8. A bar with teeth on its face or edge, to work with those of a gearwheel, pinion#, or worm, which is to drive or be driven by it.
9. A bar with teeth on its face or edge, to work with a pawl as a ratchet allowing movement in one direction only, used for example in a handbrake or crossbow.
10. A cranequin, a mechanism including a rack, pinion and pawl, providing both mechanical advantage and a ratchet, used to bend and cock a crossbow.
11. A set of antlers (as on deer, moose or elk).
12. A cut of meat involving several adjacent ribs.
13. A hollow triangle used for aligning the balls at the start of a game.
14. A woman's breasts.
15. A friction device for abseiling, consisting of a frame with five or more metal bars, around which the rope is threaded.
16. A climber's set of equipment for setting up protection and belays, consisting of runners, slings, carabiners, nuts, Friends, etc.
17. A grate on which bacon is laid.
18. That which is extorted; exaction.
19. A set with a distributive binary operation whose result is unique.
20. A thousand pounds (£1,000), especially such proceeds of crime.
21. A fast amble.
22. A wreck; destruction.
23. A young rabbit, or its skin.
verb
1. To place in or hang on a rack.
2. To torture (someone) on the rack.
3. To cause (someone) to suffer pain.
4. To stretch or strain; to harass, or oppress by extortion.
5. To put the balls into the triangular rack and set them in place on the table.
6. To strike a male in the testicles.
7. To (manually) load (a round of ammunition) from the magazine or belt into firing position in an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
8. To move the slide bar on a shotgun in order to chamber the next round.
9. To wash (metals, ore, etc.) on a rack.
10. To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc.
11. (structural engineering) Tending to shear a structure (that is, force it to move in different directions at different points).
12. To stretch a person's joints.
13. To drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir.
14. To fly, as vapour or broken clouds.
15. To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.
16. (of a horse) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace.

Example Sentences

The mechanic organized the tools on the workshop racks for easy access.
The clothing store displayed the latest fashion trends on stylish racks.
In the server room, rows of neatly arranged racks housed the company's data infrastructure.
The kitchen's open shelving design showcased a collection of decorative plates on metal racks.
After a successful harvest, the winery stored its finest bottles on wooden wine racks.

On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to racks, such as: abets, afflict, afflicts, agonies, aids, assists, assuagements.

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