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