Definition of racks

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• racks is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
• racks is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
• racks is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of racks

• an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. wheel
• torment emotionally or mentally (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. excruciate
  2. torment
  3. torture
• a support for displaying various articles (noun)

  Examples

  1. the newspapers were arranged on a rack

  Synonyms

  1. stand
• go at a rack (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. single-foot
• a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. single-foot
• the destruction or collapse of something (noun)

  Examples

  1. wrack and ruin

  Synonyms

  1. wrack
• obtain by coercion or intimidation (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. extort
  2. gouge
  3. squeeze
  4. wring
• run before a gale (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. scud
• a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body (noun)
• draw off from the lees (verb)

  Examples

  1. rack wine
• fly in high wind (verb)
• framework for holding objects (noun)
• put on a rack and pinion (verb)

  Examples

  1. rack a camera
• rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton (noun)
• seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block (verb)
• stretch to the limits (verb)

  Examples

  1. rack one's brains
• torture on the rack (verb)
• work on a rack (verb)

  Examples

  1. rack leather

See definition of racks in Merriam Webster