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:
- ray
- bit
- handful
- taste
- sprinkle
- grain
- ace
- granule
- pinch
- streak
- dram
- streak
- sprinkling
- shred
- trace
- peanuts
- section
- shade
- section
- speck
- hint
- glimmer
- touch
- strain
- mite
- shade
- glimmer
- mouthful
- ace
- shadow
- strain
- peanuts
- atom
- trace
- particle
- tad
- speck
- hint
- scrap
- bit
- ounce
- mouthful
- ray
- handful
- touch
- molecule
- pittance
- shadow
- mite
- sprinkling
- atom
- pinch
- smattering
- spot
- shred
- suspicion
- ounce
- dram
- suspicion
- particle
- tad
- fragment
- pittance
- molecule
- sprinkle
- granule
- grain
- fragment
- taste
- scrap
- smattering
- spot
Synonyms:
- passel
- reams
- volume
- quite a bit
- multiplicity
- boatload
- sight
- oodles
- bucket
- basketful
- plateful
- profusion
- barrel
- all kinds (of)
- potful
- heap
- wad
- pack
- store
- bushel
- gobs
- mass
- thousands
- hundred
- lashings
- shipload
- sheaf
- flood
- carload
- lashins
- pot
- peck
- abundance
- mess
- mountain
- yard
- plenitude
- truckload
- scads
- good deal
- fistful
- myriad
- spate
Antonyms:
- jot
- nubbin
- smidgeon
- scarcity
- modicum
- crumb
- iota
- shortage
- lack
- poverty
- dot
- driblet
- smidgen
- absence
- fleck
- little
- tittle
- nubbin
- shot
- piece
- lick
- scruple
- scintilla
- drop
- crumb
- flyspeck
- scarcity
- whit
- smidgin
- scintilla
- portion
- morsel
- modicum
- smidgeon
- dash
- paucity
- dash
- smidgin
- dab
- flyspeck
- mote
- smidge
- iota
- tittle
- paucity
- portion
- shot
- drop
- lack
- absence
- little
- smidgen
- dot
- nip
- whit
- fleck
- lick
- poverty
- nip
- mote
- dab
- piece
- driblet
- jot
- smidge
- morsel
- shortage
- scruple
Synonyms:
- superabundance
- embarrassment
- flock
- army
- excess
- crush
- throng
- rash
- deluge
- surfeit
- epidemic
- sea
- much
- swarm
- gazillion
- plentitude
- surplus
- superfluity
- multitude
- overage
- horde
- score
- million
- zillion
- bonanza
- legion
- bevy
- mob
- crowd
- plethora
- oversupply
- drove
- plague
- herd
- press
- redundancy
- overflow
- host
- overabundance
- overkill
- cram
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
pile, quantity, dozen, bundle, lot, stack, bunch,loads, ton, chunk
ray, bit, handful, taste, sprinkle, grain, ace, granule, pinch, streak
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.