Raft

Noun

 * 1) A flat structure made of planks, barrels etc., that floats on water, and is used for transport, emergencies or a platform for swimmers.
 * 2) A flat-bottomed inflatable craft for floating or drifting on water.
 * 3) A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.
 * All we've ever got from you is a raft of promises.
 * 1) A collective noun for otters.

Related terms

 * life raft

Verb

 * 1)  to convey on a raft
 * 2)  to make into a raft
 * 3)  to travel by raft

Related terms

 * rafter
 * whitewater rafting

Adjectives for Raft
well-banded; fatal; formidable; ruined; prodigious; timber.

Verbs for Raft
climb to—; crowd—; hoist on—; lap— lash to—; punt—; rig—; slap—; smack— support on—; sway—; threaten—; —bobs —dips; —floats ; —guides; —rocks; —transports ; —troughs.

Thesaurus
Carling float, balsa, balsa raft, barge, batch, boat, bob, boom, buoy, bus, cart, coach, considerable, cork, deal, dray, ferry, float, gobs, good deal, great deal, haul, heap, heaps, lashings, life buoy, life preserver, life raft, lighter, loads, lot, lots, mess, mint, oodles, pack, peck, pile, piles, pontoon, pot, quite a little, rafts, scads, ship, sight, sled, sledge, slew, slews, spate, stack, stacks, surfboard, tidy sum, truck, van, wad, wads, wagon, wheelbarrow, whole slew

Etymology
From the word raptr, originally meaning 'beam' or 'rafter'. Cognate with rafter, Danish raft:, Old Norse ráfr:.

Pronunciation




Noun

 * Armenian:
 * Croatian: splav
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 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Latin:
 * Mandarin: 木排
 * Navajo:
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Anagrams

 * fart
 * frat
 * RTFA
 * traf, TRAF

Noun
raft m


 * 1) shelf

Etymology
From the Turkish raf.

Noun

 * 1) raft inflatable floating craft

Etymology
From undefined:.