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- [raft, rahft]
- /ræft, rɑft/
- /rɑːft/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [raft, rahft]
- /ræft, rɑft/
Definitions of raft word
- noun raft a great quantity; a lot: a raft of trouble. 1
- verb with object raft to transport on a raft. 1
- verb with object raft to form (logs or the like) into a raft. 1
- verb with object raft to travel or cross by raft. 1
- verb with object raft (of an ice floe) to transport (embedded organic or rock debris) from the shore out to sea. 1
- verb without object raft to use a raft; go or travel on a raft. 1
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Origin of raft
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English rafte, perhaps < Old Norse raptr rafter1
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Parts of speech for Raft
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
raft popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
raft usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for raft
noun raft
- barge — A barge is a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom. Barges are used for carrying heavy loads, especially on canals.
- bateau — a light flat-bottomed boat used on rivers in Canada and the northern US
- bateaux — Also, batteau. Nautical. Chiefly Canadian and Southern U.S.. a small, flat-bottomed rowboat used on rivers. a half-decked, sloop-rigged boat used for fishing on Chesapeake Bay; skipjack. (in some regions) a scow.
- boat — A boat is something in which people can travel across water.
- canal boat — A canal boat is a long, narrow boat used for travelling on canals.
adj raft
- countless — Countless means very many.
- heaper — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
- innumerous — very numerous.
- mucho — much or many: They're under mucho stress.
adjective raft
- zillion — an extremely large, indeterminate number.
Top questions with raft
- how to build a raft?
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