Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [raf-ter, rahf-]
- /ˈræf tər, ˈrɑf-/
- /ˈrɑːf.tər/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [raf-ter, rahf-]
- /ˈræf tər, ˈrɑf-/
Definitions of rafter word
- noun rafter a flock, especially of turkeys. 1
- verb with object rafter British Dialect. to plow (a field) so that the soil of a furrow is pushed over onto an unplowed adjacent strip. 1
- noun rafter roof beam 1
- noun rafter watersport: sb who goes rafting 1
- countable noun rafter Rafters are the sloping pieces of wood that support a roof. 0
- noun rafter any one of a set of sloping beams that form the framework of a roof 0
Information block about the term
Origin of rafter
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English rǣfter; cognate with Middle Low German rafter, Old Norse raptr. See raft1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rafter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rafter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".
rafter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rafter
noun rafter
- beam — If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
- brace — If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
- crossbar — A crossbar is a horizontal piece of wood attached to two upright pieces, for example a part of the goal in football.
- crosspiece — a transverse beam, joist, etc
Top questions with rafter
- how to cut rafter?
- how to figure rafter length?
- how to build rafter?
- what is a rafter?
- how to cut a rafter?
- how to calculate rafter length and angle?
- how to use a rafter square?
- how to calculate rafter length?
- how to cut a hip roof rafter?
- where is pat rafter arena?
- how many rafter vents do i need?
- how to cut a common rafter?
- how to install rafter vents?
- what is rafter?
- how to make a rafter for a shed?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with r
- Words starting with ra
- Words starting with raf
- Words starting with raft
- Words starting with rafte
- Words starting with rafter