| raffia | (noun) fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets | - |
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| (noun) leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc. | Synonyms: raphia |
| raffinose | (noun) a trisaccharide that occurs in sugar beets and cotton seeds and certain cereals | - |
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| raffle | (noun) a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money | - |
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| raft | (noun) a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers | - |
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| (noun) a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete | Synonyms: mat, raft foundation |
| (noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | Synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad |
| rafter | (noun) one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof | Synonyms: balk, baulk |
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| (noun) someone who travels by raft | Synonyms: raftman, raftsman |
| raftman | (noun) someone who travels by raft | Synonyms: rafter, raftsman |
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| rafts | (noun) a large number or amount | Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads |
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| raftsman | (noun) someone who travels by raft | Synonyms: rafter, raftman |
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