RATTAN Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word rattan. (close relations)
Definition of RATTAN
Best Alternative Words for RATTAN
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| bast | ||||||||
noun • cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun • strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants • (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes | ||||||||
| cane | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a stick that people can lean on to help them walk • a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane • a stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment verb • beat with a cane | ||||||||
| reed | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920) • tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites • a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it • United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902) • a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed | ||||||||
| rush | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner • physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) • a sudden forceful flow • grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems • the swift release of a store of affective force • a sudden burst of activity • (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line adjective satellite • not accepting reservations • done under pressure verb • move hurridly • attack suddenly • urge to an unnatural speed • act at high speed • run with the ball, in football • cause to move fast or to rush or race • cause to occur rapidly | ||||||||
| splint | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a thin sliver of wood • an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg) verb • support with a splint | ||||||||
| vine | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface | ||||||||
| wicker | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork • work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) | ||||||||
| withe | ||||||||
noun • band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems • strong flexible twig | ||||||||
| ratan | nounn | |||||||
noun • a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms | ||||||||
| calamus rotang | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes | ||||||||
| rattan cane | nounn | |||||||
noun • the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes | ||||||||
| rattan palm | nounn | |||||||
noun • climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes | ||||||||
