noun
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
noun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Synonyms
Examples
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
noun
a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
Synonyms
verb
transport on a raft
Examples
- raft wood down a river
verb
travel by raft in water
Examples
- Raft the Colorado River
verb
make into a raft
Examples
- raft these logs