raft (Meaning)
raft (n)
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
raft (v)
transport on a raft
travel by raft in water
make into a raft
raft ()
imp. & p. p. of Reave.
of Reave
raft (n.)
A collection of logs, boards, pieces of timber, or the like, fastened together, either for their own collective conveyance on the water, or to serve as a support in conveying other things; a float.
A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which obstructs navigation.
A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately.
raft (v. t.)
To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber.
Synonyms & Antonyms of raft
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- streak
- bit
- sprinkling
- taste
- mite
- atom
- taste
- fragment
- ounce
- trace
- particle
- grain
- section
- molecule
- shade
- hint
- handful
- dram
- tad
- strain
- pinch
- peanuts
- hint
- shred
- mite
- fragment
- strain
- sprinkle
- speck
- sprinkle
- sprinkling
- molecule
- pittance
- glimmer
- ace
- touch
- suspicion
- scrap
- spot
- touch
- atom
- trace
- section
- pinch
- pittance
- scrap
- shade
- particle
- dram
- glimmer
- spot
- ace
- shadow
- ray
- shadow
- handful
- shred
- smattering
- ray
- suspicion
- mouthful
- speck
- bit
- granule
- granule
- smattering
- streak
- ounce
- grain
- mouthful
- peanuts
- tad
Synonyms:
- bushel
- good deal
- multiplicity
- pot
- fistful
- peck
- abundance
- spate
- boatload
- reams
- volume
- gobs
- quite a bit
- basketful
- mountain
- lashins
- myriad
- yard
- sheaf
- oodles
- flood
- truckload
- shipload
- scads
- lashings
- all kinds (of)
- mass
- hundred
- plenitude
- bucket
- thousands
- wad
- store
- passel
- heap
- sight
- potful
- mess
- profusion
- barrel
- plateful
- pack
- carload
Antonyms:
- tittle
- iota
- modicum
- drop
- portion
- shortage
- driblet
- lack
- fleck
- scintilla
- poverty
- nubbin
- dash
- shot
- portion
- flyspeck
- absence
- paucity
- drop
- smidgen
- dash
- scruple
- absence
- scintilla
- scarcity
- jot
- little
- little
- poverty
- iota
- smidgeon
- paucity
- smidge
- nip
- piece
- lick
- tittle
- smidgeon
- mote
- fleck
- jot
- shortage
- shot
- lack
- crumb
- modicum
- whit
- dab
- mote
- morsel
- smidgen
- driblet
- dab
- morsel
- crumb
- scruple
- nip
- smidgin
- smidge
- flyspeck
- scarcity
- dot
- whit
- piece
- lick
- smidgin
- dot
- nubbin
Synonyms:
- overabundance
- plague
- legion
- cram
- horde
- mob
- drove
- million
- host
- press
- score
- gazillion
- bonanza
- embarrassment
- rash
- superfluity
- redundancy
- swarm
- superabundance
- sea
- excess
- oversupply
- herd
- much
- overage
- epidemic
- surfeit
- plentitude
- zillion
- multitude
- deluge
- plethora
- army
- crowd
- throng
- overflow
- surplus
- crush
- bevy
- overkill
- flock
Antonyms:
raft Sentence Examples
- We constructed a sturdy raft of bamboo poles to navigate the raging river.
- The explorers spent weeks drifting on a makeshift raft, testing their survival skills.
- The inflatable raft bounced upon the waves, providing a thrilling ride for the adventurers.
- The shipwreck survivors huddled together on a life raft, desperately awaiting rescue.
- The raft bobbed gently in the calm waters, inviting us to relax and soak up the sun.
- We used logs and ropes to assemble a makeshift raft, ensuring our passage across the treacherous rapids.
- The raft race participants paddled furiously, their rafts slicing through the water.
- The river rafting expedition led us through breathtaking canyons and verdant forests.
- The Coast Guard launched life rafts to rescue stranded boaters during the storm.
- The water park's inflatable raft slides promised a splash-tastic experience for both children and adults alike.
FAQs About the word raft
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers, (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or
deal, lot, bunch, quantity,loads, plenty, slew, ton, chunk, dozen
streak, bit, sprinkling, taste, mite, atom, taste, fragment, ounce, trace
We constructed a sturdy raft of bamboo poles to navigate the raging river.
The explorers spent weeks drifting on a makeshift raft, testing their survival skills.
The inflatable raft bounced upon the waves, providing a thrilling ride for the adventurers.
The shipwreck survivors huddled together on a life raft, desperately awaiting rescue.