rack | (noun) a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately | Synonyms: single-foot |
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(noun) a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body | - |
(noun) a support for displaying ot holding various articles | Synonyms: stand |
(noun) an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims | Synonyms: wheel |
(noun) the destruction or collapse of something | Synonyms: wrack |
(noun) rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton | - |
racker | (noun) an attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack | - |
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racket | (noun) an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit | Synonyms: fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise |
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(noun) a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games | Synonyms: racquet |
(noun) the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience | Synonyms: dissonance, noise |
(noun) a loud and disturbing noise | - |
racketeer | (noun) someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion) | - |
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racketeering | (noun) engaging in a racket | - |
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racketiness | (noun) the auditory effect characterized by loud and constant noise | Synonyms: noisiness |
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