RAKES Synonyms
There are 33 hypernyms of the word rakes. (close relations)
raking
Best Alternative Words for RAKES
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roue | nounn | |||||||
noun • a dissolute man in fashionable society | ||||||||
consist | verbv | |||||||
verb • originate (in) • have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in • be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous • be composed of | ||||||||
blood | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets • temperament or disposition • a dissolute man in fashionable society • the hereditary derivation of an individual • people viewed as members of a group verb • smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill | ||||||||
crease | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an angular or rounded shape made by folding • a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface • a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade verb • make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic • make wrinkled or creased • scrape gently • become wrinkled or crumpled or creased | ||||||||
graze | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a superficial abrasion • the act of grazing verb • feed as in a meadow or pasture • break the skin (of a body part) by scraping • let feed in a field or pasture or meadow • scrape gently • eat lightly, try different dishes | ||||||||
pitch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration • the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it • a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk) • promotion by means of an argument and demonstration • degree of deviation from a horizontal plane • any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue • a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer • a high approach shot in golf • an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump • abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) • the action or manner of throwing something verb • throw or toss with a light motion • move abruptly • fall or plunge forward • set to a certain pitch • sell or offer for sale from place to place • be at an angle • heel over • erect and fasten • throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball • hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin • lead (a card) and establish the trump suit • set the level or character of | ||||||||
profligate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a dissolute man in fashionable society • a recklessly extravagant consumer adjective satellite • recklessly wasteful • unrestrained by convention or morality | ||||||||
rakehell | nounn | |||||||
noun • a dissolute man in fashionable society | ||||||||
rip | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a dissolute man in fashionable society • an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart • a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current • the act of rending or ripping or splitting something verb • tear or be torn violently • move precipitously or violently • cut (wood) along the grain • take without the owner's consent • criticize or abuse strongly and violently | ||||||||
scan | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region • an image produced by scanning verb • examine minutely or intensely • examine hastily • make a wide, sweeping search of • conform to a metrical pattern • move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image • read metrically • obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources | ||||||||
skim | verbv | |||||||
noun • a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid • reading or glancing through quickly adjective satellite • used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed verb • travel on the surface of water • move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of • examine hastily • cause to skip over a surface • coat (a liquid) with a layer • remove from the surface • read superficially | ||||||||
slant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a biased way of looking at or presenting something • degree of deviation from a horizontal plane verb • lie obliquely • present with a bias • to incline or bend from a vertical position • heel over | ||||||||
glance over | verbv | |||||||
verb • examine hastily |