name · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation:/ɹæks/
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homophone: rax
rhymes with -æks
CMU ARPABET:R AE1 K S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A hamlet east of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY0374).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
plural of rack
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 3
publication, distribution (of a magazine)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: metonymically
Examples
The issue already hit the racks. We can't edit it.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 4
third-person singular simple present indicative of rack
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract