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 151 synonyms and 23 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for racks

Murphy beds
aches
afflictions
afflicts
aggravates
agitates
agonies
agonizes
anguishes
annoys
asperities
assails
attacks
badgers
bassinets
batters
bedevils
beds
bedsteads
besets
besieges
bothers
bruises
bugs
bunk beds
bunks
carry-cots
chafes
cots
couches
cradles
cribs
cripples
crosses
crucibles
crushes
curses
damages
dangers
daybeds
difficulties
discomforts
discomposes
disquiets
distresses
disturbs
dogs
dosses
emergencies
exasperates
excruciates
excruciations
feather beds
flusters
four-posters
frays
futon
futons
galls
gets
grates
grieves
gripes
hagrides
hammocks
harasses
hardships
harms
harries
harrows
hays
heartaches
heartbreaks
hounds
hurts
impairs
irks
irritates
jeopardies
kips
lairs
lames
mangles
martyrs
mattresses
miseries
molests
mutilates
nettles
oppresses
overpowers
overwhelms
pads
pains
pallets
pangs
peeves
persecutes
perturbs
pesters
pinches
piques
plagues
pricks
pulls
pursues
puts out
rasps
rides
rigors
riles
sacks
shakedowns
sleigh beds
smarts
smites
sofa beds
sofas
sorrows
stabs
stings
stitches
strains
straits
stresses
stretches
strikes
studio couches
taxes
tears
throes
torments
tortures
travails
trials
tribulations
tries
troubles
trundle beds
twinges
tyrannizes
upsets
vexes
victimizes
water beds
weakens
woes
worries
wounds
wrenches
wrings

Antonyms for racks

abets
aids
alleviations
assists
assuagements
comforts
consolations
consoles
contents
delivers
eases
helps
peaces
quiets
releases
reliefs
relieves
reprieves
securities
solaces
soothes
succors
well-beings

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 174 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to racks, such as: Murphy beds, abets, aches, afflictions, afflicts, aggravates, agitates.

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