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