—rack /ræk/
noun (DECAY)
rack and ruin (MAINLY US wrack and ruin)► F0 a state of decay: » The whole farm was going to rack and ruin.Thesaurus+: ↑Decaying and staying freshnoun (FRAME)
F0 [C] a frame or shelf, often formed of bars, that is used to hold things:
» a vegetable rack» a plate rack» a luggage rackSee picture: clothes rack 
Thesaurus+: ↑Frames and structures
F0 [C] US (UK frame) a wooden or plastic triangle used to arrange the balls at the start of a game of billiards, pool, snooker, etc.
Thesaurus+: ↑Snooker, pool and billiardsthe rackF0 in the past, a device to which people were tied that stretched their bodies by pulling their arms in one direction and their legs in the other direction, usually used as a way of forcing them to give information
Thesaurus+: ↑Punishing by causing pain , ↑Hitting and beating , ↑Punishing and punishmentsnoun [C or U] (MEAT)
► F0 a large piece of meat cut from the neck of a sheep or pig: » The butcher prepared a rack of pork.» We're having rack of lamb for dinner.Thesaurus+: ↑Cuts of meatnoun [C] (MACHINE)
► F0 a bar with tooth-like parts along one edge that fits into a pinion (= a wheel with tooth-like parts) allowing change between circular and straight-line movementThesaurus+: ↑Machine partsverb [T often passive] ↑Verb Endings for rack
► F0 to cause physical or mental pain, or trouble, to someone or something: » Even at the end, when cancer racked his body, he was calm and cheerful.» The dog was already racked by/with the pains of old age.» He was racked by/with doubts/guilt.Thesaurus+: ↑Pain and painful- enter/get into the spirit
- enter into sth
- enteritis
- enter on/upon sth
- enterprise
- enterprise culture
- enterprise zone
- enterprising
- entertain
- entertainer
- entertaining
- entertainingly
- entertainment
- enthral
- enthralling
- enthrone
- enthronement
- enthuse
- enthusiasm
- enthusiast
- enthusiastic
- enthusiastically
- entice
- enticement
- enticing