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1 Raft -- rank: 1000

Raft definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary R'AFT, n. [Gr. to ... mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad] v 1: transport on a raft; "raft wood down a river" 2: travel by raft in water; "Raft the Colorado River" 3: make into a raft; "raft ...

2 raft duck -- rank: 808

raft duck definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary 2. (Zo["o]l ... called also broadbill, bluebill, blackhead, flock duck, flocking fowl, and raft duck; the lesser scaup duck (A. affinis), called also little ... marila), closely resembles the American variety. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Raft Raft, n. [Originally, a rafter, spar, and fr. Icel. raptr a rafter; akin to Dan. raft, Prov. G. raff a rafter, spar; cf. OHG. r[=a ... people or things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.] ``A whole raft of folks.'' --W. D. Howells. Raft bridge. (a) A ...

3 Raft bridge -- rank: 788

Raft bridge definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Raft Raft, n. [Originally, a rafter, spar, and fr. Icel. raptr a rafter; akin to Dan. raft, Prov. G. raff a rafter, spar; cf. OHG. r[=a ... people or things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.] ``A whole raft of folks.'' --W. D. Howells. Raft bridge. (a) A bridge whose points of support are ...

4 Raft port -- rank: 788

Raft port definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Raft Raft, n. [Originally, a rafter, spar, and fr. Icel. raptr a rafter; akin to Dan. raft, Prov. G. raff a rafter, spar; cf. OHG. r[=a ... people or things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.] ``A whole raft of folks.'' --W. D. Howells. Raft bridge. (a) A bridge whose points of support are ...

5 life raft -- rank: 769

life raft definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency [syn: life raft, Carling float] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1819 a raft usually made of wood or an inflatable material and designed ... forced into the water Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also life-raft(life rafts) A life raft is a small rubber boat carried on an aircraft ...

6 balsa raft -- rank: 734

balsa raft definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a light raft made of balsa [syn: balsa raft, Kon Tiki]

7 Fire raft -- rank: 734

Fire raft definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary . (b) A balloon sent up ... furnace. (c) A crucible. (d) A solderer's furnace. Fire raft, a raft laden with combustibles, used for setting fire to an enemy ...

8 raft spider -- rank: 722

raft spider definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Water spider Wa"ter ... which runs rapidly on the surface of water; -- called also raft spider.

9 life-raft -- rank: 722

life-raft definitions Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see life raft

10 raft-merchant -- rank: 710

raft-merchant definitions Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. See ...

11 raft foundation -- rank: 710

raft foundation definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ...

12 Float -- rank: 680

... or planks fastened together and conveyed down a stream; a raft. [The latter word is more generally used in the United ... To move or be conveyed on water; to swim. The raft floats down the river. Three blustering nights, borne by the ... English flota ship; akin to Old High German fl?z raft, stream, Old English fl?otan to float — more at fleet ... inundate. --n. 1 a thing that floats, esp.: a a raft. b a cork or quill on a fishing-line as ... tan to float; akin to D. vloot fleet, G. floss raft, Icel. floti float, raft, fleet, Sw. flotta. [root] 84. See Fleet, v. i., ...

13 Rafter -- rank: 565

... roof [syn: rafter, balk, baulk] 2: someone who travels by raft [syn: raftsman, raftman, rafter] v 1: provide (a ceiling) with ... and binds them into rafts 2. one who travels by raft Oxford Reference Dictionary 1. n. each of the sloping beams ... a roof. Derivatives: raftered adj. Etymology: OE ræfter, rel. to RAFT(1) 2. n. 1 a person who rafts timber. 2 a person who travels by raft. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rafter Raft"er, n. A raftsman. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rafter Raft"er, n. [AS. r[ae]fter; akin to E. ...

14 flock duck -- rank: 538

... called also broadbill, bluebill, blackhead, flock duck, flocking fowl, and raft duck; the lesser scaup duck (A. affinis), called also little ... marila), closely resembles the American variety. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Raft Raft, n. [Originally, a rafter, spar, and fr. Icel. raptr a rafter; akin to Dan. raft, Prov. G. raff a rafter, spar; cf. OHG. r[=a ... people or things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.] ``A whole raft of folks.'' --W. D. Howells. Raft bridge. (a) A bridge whose points of support are ...

15 Rafting -- rank: 538

Rafting definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rafting Raft"ing, n. The business of making or managing rafts. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Raft Raft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rafted; p. pr. & vb. n. Rafting.] To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Rafting ...