tie rack
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- noun
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perchero de corbatas
- He organized his ties neatly on the new tie rack in his closet.
Examples
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The tie rack holds all his favorite neckties, making it easy to choose one for work.
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-Yeah, I made a tie rack.
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-I made a tie rack.
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The alarm didn't wake me; however, Marilyn did as she let the closet door creak slowly shut under the weight of my tie rack on the other side.
Fiction book (2001) -
4) Vivian stands in front of an enormous tie rack with the salesman; a dozen wild, swirling designed ties are hanging over his outstretched arm.
Fiction book (1990) -
She bought a stylish tie rack to keep her husband's ties from getting wrinkled.
Synonyms
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A frame for holding or showing things
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Morphology
The meaning 'a small rack designed for storing and organizing neckties' is directly and transparently composed from 'tie' (neckwear) + 'rack' (a stand or frame for holding objects): the compound simply names a rack for ties. This noun–noun compounding pattern (object + holder) is common in English and cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun tie rack comes from a simple picture of a rack, a frame with hooks, where you hang each tie so it stays neat and unwrinkled. That's why tie rack means 'a small rack for storing and organizing neckties'.